Zalmoxis sabazios

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 sabazios

Name

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  • Zalmoxis sabazios Sharma, Buenavente, Clouse, Diesmos & Giribet, 2012: 38, figs. 9–10
Holotype: NMP [ex MCZ DNA105635, ex MHNG PHI-09/07], ♂, collected 6–8 December 2009 by A. Schulz.
Type locality: Sabang Underground National Park, Daylight Hole and Lions Cave, in primary forest, Puerto Princesa Region, Palawan (10º 9’ 6” N, 118º 53’ 10” E), Philippine Islands, 100–200 m elevation.
Etymology: The name refers to a god of the Getae (or Thracians). Sabazios was the god of the sky, often represented as a nomadic horseman.

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