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]
| Parasiro corsicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Description
editThe 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
editThis species belong to the genus Parasiro:
- Parasiro corsicus (Simon, 1872) – France (Corsica)
Etymology
editThe genus is masculine.
References
edit- ^ a b "Parasiro". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Parasiro". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Parasiro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Parasiro". GBIF. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ 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
edit- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
External links
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Data related to Parasiro corsicus at Wikispecies
