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Goniosoma capixaba
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Goniosoma capixaba DaSilva & Gnaspini, 2010, adult male from Santa Teresa, ES. Photo Copyright © Pedro H. Martins.

Suborder

Laniatores

Superfamily

Gonyleptoidea

Family

Gonyleptidae

Subfamily

Goniosomatinae

Genus

Goniosoma

This species was described in 2010 by Márcio Bernardino DaSilva and Pedro Gnaspini. Recorded from the Atlantic forests of Espirito Santo. It is easily recognized by having a large tarsal process. [1].


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Relevant references[]

  1. DaSilva, M.B. & Gnaspini, P. (2010) A systematic revision of Goniosomatinae (Arachnida : Opiliones : Gonyleptidae), with a cladistic analysis and biogeographical notes. Invertebrate Systematics, 23(6) (“2009”), 530–624. [Issued March 2010].
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