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

Parasironidae
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
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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

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

Species

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

  • Ebrosiro Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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

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  • 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
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