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Kimulidae
Kimulidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about thirty described species. (2007): Kimulidae. Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 207ff Description These brown harvestmen dwell in soil and litter. Distribution Whereas most species occur in Venezuela, Colombia and the West Indies, the isolated species ''Tegipiolus pachypus'' (which was formerly in Zalmoxidae) is found in northeastern Brazil. This species also differs from the others morphologically. Another Brazilian species, ''Microminua soerenseni'' Rio de Janeiro, does not belong to this family.Kury 2003 Relationships Kimulidae are probably closely related to Escadabiidae. Name This family was originally called Minuidae, but as the name of the type genus proved invalid, the family name needed a replacement. Species * '' Acanthominua'' Sørensen, 1932 :* '' Acanthominua tricarinata'' Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela * '' Euminua'' Sørensen, 1932 :* '' Eum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opiliones
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs. , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and Tetrophthalmi, which were named in 2014. Representatives of each extant suborder can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Well-preserved fossils have been found in the 400-million-year-old Rhynie cherts of Scotland, and 305-million-year-old rocks in France. These fossils look surprisingly modern, indicating that their basic body shape developed very early on, and, at least in some taxa, has changed little since that time. Their phylogenetic position within the Arachnida is disputed; their closest relatives may be the mites (Acari) or the Novogenuata (the Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, and Solifugae). Althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escadabiidae
Escadabiidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with six described species. (2007): Escadabiidae Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 191ff Description Escadabiidae are about three millimeters long, with short legs and weak chelicerae. Distribution All known members of this group are endemic to Brazil. The as yet undescribed species in this family expand the range to the coast of Ceará State and caves in the dry central part of Minas Gerais, where the cave-dwelling species could represent an example of relictual distribution. Relationships Escadabiidae are possibly the sister group to Kimulidae. Name The name of the type genus ''Escadabius'' is combined from the type locality Escada (Pernambuco, Brazil) and Ancient Greek ''bios'' "living". Species * '' Baculigerus'' H. E. M. Soares, 1979 ** '' Baculigerus litoris'' H. E. M. Soares, 1979 * '' Escadabius'' Roewer, 1949 ** '' Escadabius schubarti'' Roewer, 1949 ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samooidea
Samooidea is a large superfamily in the Grassatores group of harvestmen. It includes around 380 species distributed throughout the tropics. They are characterized by the complex male genitalia, with eversible complementary sclerites. The Samooidea are closely related to Zalmoxoidea, although the exact relationships are not yet understood. Families included * Biantidae Thorell, 1889 * Escadabiidae Kury & Pérez, 2003 * Kimulidae Pérez, Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2007 * Podoctidae Roewer, 1912 * Samoidae Samoidae is a family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about fifty described species. (2007): Samoidae. Sørensen, 1886. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 224ff Description The body length of members of this family ranges from ab ... Sørensen, 1886 * Stygnommatidae Roewer, 1923 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q678959 Harvestmen Arachnid superfamilies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zalmoxidae
The Zalmoxidae are a family of harvestmen within the suborder Laniatores. Name Zalmoxis is the name of a Thracian god. Description Zalmoxidae are small Laniatores of dark brown to dark yellow color with varied darker mottling. Some small edaphic species are pale yellowish. Males of varies species bear sexually dimorphic and embellished armature, particularly in the fourth walking leg. Distribution Members of this family are distributed in the tropics on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, as well as Melanesian archipelagoes and some Micronesian islands. Zalmoxidae do not occur in mainland Africa or Madagascar. In the Neotropics, most species occur from Costa Rica to Brazil, with a center of diversity in Venezuela. In the Indo-Pacific, many species in New Guinea. Two species are found in the Seychelles and Mauritius. Systematics For a list of currently described species, see the List of Zalmoxidae species. Relationships Zalmoxidae is sister to Fissiphalliidae, with this clade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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