Parasiro corsicus | |
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Scientific 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 | |
See text | |
Diversity | |
1 species |
Parasiro is a genus of harvestmen belonging to the family Parasironidae with one described species. It is found in Southwestern Europe.
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.
Species
This species belong to the genus Parasiro:
- Parasiro corsicus (Simon, 1872) – France (Corsica)
Etymology
The genus is masculine.
References
- ^ "Parasiro". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- "Parasiro". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- "Parasiro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- "Parasiro". GBIF. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- 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
External links
- Data related to Parasiro corsicus at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers | |
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Parasiro |