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Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Tirrenosiro
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Cyphophthalmi
Family: Parasironidae
Genus: Tirrenosiro
Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024
Type species
Parasiro minor
(Juberthie, 1958).
Species

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Diversity
2 species

Tirrenosiro is a genus of harvestmen in the suborder Cyphophthalmi with two described species (as of 2024). Both species are found in Southern Europe.

Description

The genus Tirrenosiro was described by Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024, with the type species Parasiro minor Juberthie, 1958.

Species

These species belong to the genus Tirrenosiro:

  • Tirrenosiro Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024

Etymology

The genus is masculine. The prefix is derived from the Tyrrhenian Sea, reflecting the distribution of the described species. The suffix echos the name Siro, as a common suffix for several cyphophthalmid genera.

References

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

Further reading

  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9

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Taxon identifiers
Tirrenosiro
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