Metasiro is a genus of mite harvestmen in the family Neogoveidae. There are at least three described species in Metasiro.[1][2][3]
Metasiro | |
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Immature Metasiro sassafrasensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Opiliones |
Family: | Neogoveidae |
Genus: | Metasiro Juberthie, 1960 |
Species
editThese three species belong to the genus Metasiro:
- Metasiro americanus (Davis, 1933)
- Metasiro sassafrasensis Clouse & Wheeler, 2014
- Metasiro savannahensis Clouse & Wheeler, 2014
References
edit- ^ "Metasiro Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Metasiro". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Metasiro genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
edit- Clouse, Ronald M.; Wheeler, Ward C. (2014). "Descriptions of two new, cryptic species of Metasiro (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Neogoveidae) from South Carolina, USA, including a discussion of mitochondrial mutation rates". Zootaxa. 3814 (2): 177–201. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3814.2.2. PMID 24943422.