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Rhaucus (genus)
''Rhaucus'' is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to the Colombian northern Andes. There are currently six described species in the genus. Taxonomy There were previously more members of ''Rhaucus'', but a 2017 taxonomic revision reduced to genus to a monotypic lineage and Synonym (taxonomy), synonymized multiple previously described species with the five remaining species. A previously synonymized species, ''Rhaucus papilionaceus, R. papilionaceus'', was revalidated in 2018. ''Rhaucus'' is named for an ancient Crete, Cretian town, Rhaucus. Species ''Rhaucus'' contains six species: * ''Rhaucus florezi'' * ''Rhaucus papilionaceus'' * ''Rhaucus quinquelineatus'' * ''Rhaucus robustus'' * ''Rhaucus serripes'' * ''Rhaucus vulneratus'' References Cosmetidae Harvestman genera Endemic fauna of Colombia Arthropods of Colombia Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Opiliones-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animalia
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have 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 bilaterally symmetric body plan. The Bilateria include the protostomes, containing animals such as nematodes, arthropods, flatworms, annelids and molluscs, and the deuterostomes, containing the echinode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
