Ceratolasma is a genus of harvestmen in the family Ischyropsalididae, found in the Pacific Northwest. There is one described species in Ceratolasma, C. tricantha.[1][2][3][4]

Ceratolasma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Ischyropsalididae
Genus: Ceratolasma
C.J. Goodnight & M.L. Goodnight, 1942
Species:
C. tricantha
Binomial name
Ceratolasma tricantha
C.J. Goodnight & M.L. Goodnight, 1942

Ceratolasma was formerly a member of the family Ceratolasmatidae, but was moved to Ischyropsalididae, along with Ceratolasmatidae which became the subfamily Ceratolasmatinae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schönhofer, Axel L. (2013). "A taxonomic catalogue of the Dyspnoi Hansen and Sørensen, 1904 (Arachnida: Opiliones)". Zootaxa. 3679. Magnolia Press: 1–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3679.1.1. PMID 26146693.
  2. ^ "Ceratolasma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  3. ^ "Ceratolasma". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-20.

Further reading

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  • Gruber, J.ürgen (1978). "Redescription of Ceratolasma tricantha Goodnight and Goodnight, with notes on the family Ischyropsalidae (Opiliones, Palpatores)". The Journal of Arachnology. 6 (2): 105–124. JSTOR 3705133.