Zalmoxis derzelas

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Zalmoxoidea 

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: Laniatores
Infraordo: Grassatores
Superfamilia: Zalmoxoidea

Familia: Zalmoxidae
Genus: Zalmoxis
Species: Zalmoxis derzelas

Name

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  • Zalmoxis derzelas Sharma, Buenavente, Clouse, Diesmos & Giribet, 2012: 34, figs. 5–8, 22e
Holotype: NMP [ex MHNG PHI-79/117], ♂, collected 27–29 December 1979 by L. Deharveng and J. Crousset.
Type locality: Moss and roots on a small cliff along a riverbank, in primary forest, Puerto Galera, Province of Orienal Mindoro, Mindoro Island, Philippines, 0–300 m elevation.
Etymology: The name refers to a god of the Getae (or Thracians). Derzelas was the chthonic god of the afterlife.

References

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  • Sharma, P.P.; Buenavente, P.A.C.; Clouse, R.M.; Diesmos A.C.; Giribet G., 2012: Forgotten gods: Zalmoxidae of the Philippines and Borneo (Opiliones: Laniatores). Zootaxa, 3280: 29–55. Preview