- Pentanychidae
Taxobox
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo =Opiliones
subordo =Laniatores
superfamilia =Travunioidea
familia = Pentanychidae
familia_authority = Briggs, 1971
diversity_link = Pentanychidae
diversity = 2 genera, 6 species
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subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "see text"The Pentanychidae are a small family of
harvestman with about six described species, within the suborderLaniatores .Description
Pentanychidae range in length from about two to three millimeters. They are yellow to orange, with various degrees of black pigmentation.aut|Briggs, Thomas S. & Ubick, Darrell (2007): Pentanychidae Briggs, 1971. In: Pinto-da-Rocha "et al." 2007: 214ff]
Distribution
These harvestmen are found in the
Pacific northwest of theUSA , from middleWashington to southwesternOregon .Relationships
The relationships of this family to others, or even if it deserves family status, are not yet clear.
Name
The name of the type genus "Pentanychus" (now synonymized with "Erebomaster") is derived from
Ancient Greek . It refers to five branches of claws on the two latter pairs of legs.pecies
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Isolachus " Briggs, 1971:* "Isolachus spinosus " Briggs, 1971 — Oregon* "
Pentanychus " Briggs, 1971:* "Pentanychus hamatus " Briggs, 1971 — Oregon:* "Pentanychus bilobatus " Briggs, 1971 — Oregon:* "Pentanychus clavatus " Briggs, 1971 — Oregon:* "Pentanychus flavescens " Briggs, 1971 — Oregon:* "Pentanychus pacificus " Briggs, 1971 — WashingtonFootnotes
References
*'s Biology Catalog: [http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Acari/Family/Pentanychidae.txt Pentanychidae]
* (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. "Harvard University Press" ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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