Metasiro
Immature Metasiro sassafrasensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Neogoveidae
Genus: Metasiro
Juberthie, 1960

Metasiro is a genus of mite harvestmen in the family Neogoveidae. There are at least three described species in Metasiro.[1][2][3]

Species

These three species belong to the genus Metasiro:

  • Metasiro americanus (Davis, 1933)
  • Metasiro sassafrasensis Clouse & Wheeler, 2014
  • Metasiro savannahensis Clouse & Wheeler, 2014

References

  1. "Metasiro Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Metasiro". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • Clouse, Ronald M.; Wheeler, Ward C. (2014). "Descriptions of two new, cryptic species of Metasiro (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Neogoveidae) from South Carolina, USA, including a discussion of mitochondrial mutation rates". Zootaxa. 3814 (2): 177–201. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3814.2.2. PMID 24943422.


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