Cyphophthalmi | |
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Order |
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Suborder |
Cyphophthalmi |
Diversity |
208 spp[1] |
Cyphophthalmi is a suborder of small moss-dwelling Opiliones with more than two hundred species. From the 1990s there has been a Renaissance of their study, initiated by Gonzalo Giribet, leading to wide biogeographic studies.
Subtaxa[]
- Incertae sedis
- Infraorder Scopulophthalmi Giribet et al., 2012
- Family Pettalidae Shear, 1980
- Infraorder Sternophthalmi Giribet et al., 2012
- Family Troglosironidae Shear, 1993
- Family Neogoveidae Shear, 1980
- Family Ogoveidae Shear, 1980
- Infraorder Boreophthalmi Giribet et al., 2012
- Family Sironidae Simon, 1879
- Family Stylocellidae Hansen & Sørensen, 1904
Taxonomy[]
Summary of the families. [1]
External links[]
Checklist of the Cyphophthalmi species of the World (Gonzalo Giribet) - [2]
References[]
- ↑ Kury, A.B. (2000 onwards) Classification of Opiliones. Museu Nacional/UFRJ website. Online at: http://www.museunacional.ufrj.br/mndi/Aracnologia/opiliones.html
Cyphophthalmi Classification |
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Incertae sedis | ||
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Not assigned to family | †Foveacorpus | Ankaratra | Marwe | Sheargovea |
Infraorder Boreophthalmi | ||
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Incertae sedis | †Mesopsalis | †Palaeosiro | †Sirocellus | |
Family Sironidae | Arhesiro | Cyphophthalmus | Holosiro | Iberosiro | Neosiro | Odontosiro | Paramiopsalis | Parasiro | Siro | Suzukielus | |
Family Stylocellidae | Subfamily Fangensinae | Fangensis | Giribetia |
Subfamily Leptopsalidinae | Leptopsalis | Miopsalis | |
Subfamily Stylocellinae | Meghalaya | Stylocellus |
Infraorder Scopulophthalmi | ||
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Family Pettalidae | Aoraki | Austropurcellia | Chileogovea | Karripurcellia | Milipurcellia | Manangotria | Neopurcellia | Parapurcellia | Pettalus | Purcellia | Rakaia | Speleosiro |
Infraorder Sternophthalmi | ||
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Family Troglosironidae | Troglosiro | |
Family Neogoveidae | Brasiliogovea | Canga | Huitaca | Metagovea | Metasiro | Neogovea | Paragovia | Tucanogovea | |
Family Ogoveidae | Ogovea |