Parasiro corsicus

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Parasiro corsicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Cyphophthalmi
Family: Parasironidae
Genus: Parasiro
Hansen & Sørensen, 1904
Type species
Cyphophthalmus corsicus
Simon, 1872
Species

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Diversity
1 species

Parasiro is a genus of harvestmen belonging to the family Parasironidae with one described species.[1][2] It is found in Southwestern Europe.[1][3][4]

Description

The genus Parasiro was described by Hansen & Sørensen 1904, with the type species Cyphophthalmus corsicus Simon, 1872. The genus included three species for many years, but subsequently has been reduced back to just the single type species.[5]

Species

This species belong to the genus Parasiro:

Etymology

The genus is masculine.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Parasiro". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. "Parasiro". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. "Parasiro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. "Parasiro". GBIF. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. Karaman, I.M.; Mitov, P.G.; Snegovaya, N.Y. (2024). "Parasironidae fam. nov., a Cimmerian lineage of Mediterranean Cyphophthalmi (Opiliones), with the description of three new genera and four new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 921: 173–209. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2427.

Further reading

  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9

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