Fissiphalliidae

Taxobox


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Opiliones
subordo = Laniatores
infraordo = Grassatores
superfamilia = Zalmoxoidea
familia = Fissiphalliidae
familia_authority = Martens, 1988
diversity_link = Fissiphalliidae
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subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "see text"

The Fissiphalliidae are a small neotropical family of harvestmen within the suborder Laniatores.

Name

The name of the type genus is combined from Latin "fissus" "split" and Ancient Greek "phallos" "penis".aut|Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo (2007): Fissiphalliidae Martensen, 1988. In: Pinto-da-Rocha "et al." 2007: 194ff]

Description

Fissiphalliidae are about two to three millimeters long, with legs ranging from three to almost nine mm. The color ranges from yellowish to pale brownish, sometimes with stripes or dots.

Distribution

Fissiphalliidae have been found in Bogotá, Colombia at elevations of about 3,500 meters, and in lowlands of central and eastern Amazon Rainforest.

pecies

* "Fissiphallius" Martens, 1988:* "Fissiphallius chicoi" Tourinho & Perez, 2006 - Pará State (Brazil):* "Fissiphallius martensi" Pinto-da-Rocha, 2004 - Manaus (Brazil):* "Fissiphallius spinulatus" Martens, 1988 — Colombia:* "Fissiphallius sturmi" Martens, 1988 — Colombia:* "Fissiphallius sympatricus" Martens, 1988 — Colombia:* "Fissiphallius tucupi" Tourinho & Perez, 2006 - Amazonas State (Brazil)

Relationships

Fissiphalliidae could form a monophyletic group with Zalmoxidae, or even be a group within them.

Footnotes

References

* Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: [http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Acari/Family/Fissiphalliidae.txt Fissiphalliidae]
* (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. "Harvard University Press" ISBN 0-674-02343-9