Parasironidae

Parasironidae is a family of harvestmen with 7 described species.[1][2]

Parasironidae
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Cyphophthalmi
Family: Parasironidae
Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024
Diversity
4 genera, 7 species

The family shows a European distribution, with species found in the Mediterranean.[1][3][4]

Name

Parasironidae is derived from the type genus Parasiro Hansen & Sørensen, 1904.[5]

Species

Below is from "World Catalog of Opiliones" (as of early 2024, after transfer of Parasiro).[1]

  • Cimmerosiro juberthiei Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Turkey
  • Cimmerosiro krivolutskyi Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Georgia
  • Cimmerosiro rhodiensis Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Greece
  • Ebrosiro Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024
  • Tirrenosiro axeli Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 – Italy
  • Tirrenosiro minor (Juberthie, 1958) – France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia)

See also

References
  1. Kury, A. (2024). "Parasironidae". WCO-Lite 2.6: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. "Parasironidae (PENDING DIRECT LINK)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. "Parasironidae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. "Parasironidae (PENDING DIRECT LINK)". Retrieved 20 February 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.

Sources
  • 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
  • Checklist of the Cyphophthalmi species of the World
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.