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Family of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Sironidae
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Siro sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Cyphophthalmi
Infraorder: Boreophthalmi
Family: Sironidae
Simon, 1879
Diversity
10 genera, > 60 species
Synonyms

Sironides

The Sironidae are a family of harvestmen with more than 60 described species.

The family shows a Laurasian distribution, with most species found in temperate Europe and the west coast of North America. The only exception is Suzukielus sauteri from Japan.

Name

Siro is the Latinized form of the French name "Ciron".

Species

Below is from "World Catalog of Opiliones" (as of early 2024, after transfer of Parasiro). See also "List of Cyphophthalmi species"List of Cyphophthalmi species#Boreophthalmi

The following genus is no longer included in Sironidae, but also not yet included in any new family:

References

  1. ^ "Sironidae". Kury, A. et al. (2024). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ Giribet, G. (2007): Sironidae Simon, 1879. In: Pinto-de-Rocha, R. et al. 2007: 102f

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
  • Boyer, Sarah L.; Karaman, Ivo M. & Giribet, Gonzalo (2005): The genus Cyphophthalmus (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) in Europe: A phylogenetic approach to Balkan Peninsula biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36(3): 554-567. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.004

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Taxon identifiers
Sironidae
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