Purcellia griswoldi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scopulophthalmi
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: Scopulophthalmi

Familia: Pettalidae
Genera: Purcellia
Species: Purcellia griswoldi

Name

Purcellia griswoldi de Bivort & Giribet, 2010.

Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape Province, 2 km NE of Knysna, Diepwalle State Forest.

Typus: Holotype male ♂ NMSA, leg. C. Griswold, J. Doyen, T.M. Griswold; 11–13.xi.1985; Paratype Additional males ♂♂ and female ♀♀ NMSA, MCZ, FMNH, as holotype. See others AMNH, MCZ, e.g. Eastern Cape, Tzitzikama Forest National Park.

Synonyms

Purcellia griswoldi de Bivort & Giribet, 2010: 377, figs. 2–3. Protonym.

References

Primary references

de Bivort, B.L. & Giribet, G. 2010. A systematic revision of the South African Pettalidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi) based on a combined analysis of discrete and continuous morphological characters with the description of seven new species. Invertebrate Systematics 24(4): 371–406. DOI: 10.1071/IS10015 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. & 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 20, 2024]

Links

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

Bivort, B.L., de; Giribet, G. 2010: A systematic revision of the South African Pettalidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi) based on a combined analysis of discrete and continuous morphological characters with the description of seven new species. Invertebrate systematics, 24 (4): 371–406. DOI: 10.1071/IS10015