Metasiro savannahensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sternophthalmi
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Opiliones Subordo: Cyphophthalmi Infraorden: Sternophthalmi

Familia: Neogoveidae
Genus: Metasiro
Species: Metasiro savannahensis

Name

Metasiro savannahensis Clouse & Wheeler, 2014.

Type locality: USA, South Carolina, Jasper County, Kingfisher Pond, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, 300 m south of parking lot (lat. 32.18923, long. -81.08008, 3 m elevation)

Typus: Holotype male ♂ MCZ-133799(105645)-7184; Paratype males ♂♂, females ♀♀.

Synonyms

Metasiro savannahensis Clouse & Wheeler, 2014: 187, Figs. 3D–F, etc. Protonym. [Also see Metasiro americanus (Davis, 1933), partim, per Clouse & Wheeler, 2014]

References

Primary references

Clouse, R.M. & Wheeler, W.C. 2014: Descriptions of two new, cryptic species of Metasiro (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Neogoveidae) from South Carolina, USA, including a discussion of mitochondrial mutation rates. Zootaxa 3814(2): 177–201. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.2.2. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Additional references

Kury, A.B., Mendes, A.C., Cardoso, L., Kury, M.S., Granado, A. d. A., Giribet, G., Cruz-López, J.A., Longhorn, S.J., Medrano, M.A. & de Oliveira, A.B.R. 2023. World Catalogue of Opiliones (WCO-Lite version 2.5.1 - June 2023. Digital resource at wcolite.com). In: O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D.R. Hernández Robles, C.A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R.E. DeWalt, M. Keping, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, E.M. Adriaenssens, et al. Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2023-07-13). DOI: 10.48580/dfsy-4pt Reference page. [accessed on January 11, 2024]

Links

BHL bibliography
Metasiro savannahensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Metasiro savannahensis.
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