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Siro
A Sironidae from the USA once considered as Siro
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Sironidae
Genus: Siro
Latreille, 1795
Type species
Siro rubens
Latreille, 1802
Species

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Diversity
7 species (inc. 1 extinct)

Siro is a genus of mite harvestmen in the family Sironidae with 7 described species (6 extant, 1 extinct). All are found in Europe.

Description

The genus Siro was described by Latreille, 1795 with the type species Siro rubens Latreille, 1802 only later designated (by subsequent monotypy).

Species

These 7 species (including one extinct species) belong to the genus Siro: (after Giribet & Shear, 2010)


Many species once placed in Siro have since transferred to other genera, including:
To Arhesiro:

To Holosiro:

To Neosiro:

References

  1. ^ "Siro". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. "Siro". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. "Siro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. "Siro". GBIF. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ Giribet, G.; Shear, W.A. (2010). "The genus Siro Latreille, 1796 (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi, Sironidae), in North America with a phylogenetic analysis based on molecular data and the description of four new species". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 160 (1): 1–33. doi:10.3099/0027-4100-160.1.1. S2CID 84838356.

Further reading

  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9

External links

Taxon identifiers
Siro
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