Parasiro corsicus

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. ^ a b "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