# Long-bodied cellar spider (*Pholcus phalangioides*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The long-bodied cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides) is a spider, an arachnid in the family Pholcidae and the genus Pholcus. It is also called Cobweb spider, Daddy long legs and Longbodied cellar spider. Checklists record it in Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Greece and Madagascar.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 7 mm – 1 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | human_modified, rocky |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 6 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Arachnida
- order: Araneae
- family: Pholcidae
- genus: Pholcus
- species: *Pholcus phalangioides* (Fuesslin, 1775)

Synonyms: *Aranea meticulosa*, *Aranea phalangioides*, *Aranea phalangoides*, *Pholcophora phalangioides*, *Pholcus americanus*, *Pholcus atlanticus*, *Pholcus communis*, *Pholcus dubiomaculatus*, *Pholcus lambertoni*, *Pholcus litoralis*, *Pholcus meticulosus*, *Pholcus nemastomoides*, *Pholcus phalangoidaes*, *Pholcus phalangoides*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Greece, Madagascar

## Common questions

### What kind of animal is the long-bodied cellar spider?

The long-bodied cellar spider is a spider, an arachnid of the order Araneae and the family Pholcidae.

### What is the scientific name of the long-bodied cellar spider?

Its scientific name is Pholcus phalangioides, placed in the genus Pholcus.

### Who named Pholcus phalangioides?

The species name is credited to (Fuesslin, 1775).

### What other names does the long-bodied cellar spider have?

It is also called Cobweb spider, Daddy long legs and Longbodied cellar spider.

### Which countries is the long-bodied cellar spider recorded in?

Checklists record it in Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Greece and Madagascar.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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