Cimmerosiro

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Cimmerosiro
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Cyphophthalmi
Family: Parasironidae
Genus: Cimmerosiro
Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024
Type species
Cimmerosiro krivolutskyi
Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024
Species

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Diversity
3 species

Cimmerosiro is a genus of harvestmen in the suborder Cyphophthalmi with three described species (as of 2024). [1] [2] All three species are found in Eastern Europe and West Asia. [1] [3] [4]

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Description

The genus Cimmerosiro was described by Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024 [5] , with the type species Cimmerosiro krivolutskyi Karaman, Mitov & Snegovaya, 2024.

Species

These species belong to the genus Cimmerosiro:

Etymology

The genus is masculine. The prefix is derived from the ancient continent Cimmeria, as the western part is claimed to be associated with the origin and distribution of the family Parasironidae. [5] The suffix echos the name Siro , as a common suffix for several cyphophthalmid genera.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kury, A. (2024). "Cimmerosiro". WCO-Lite 2.6: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cimmerosiro (PENDING DIRECT LINK)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cimmerosiro". iNaturalist. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cimmerosiro (PENDING DIRECT LINK)" . Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. 1 2 Karaman, I.M.; Mitov, P.G.; Snegovaya, N.Y. (2024). "Parasironidae fam. nov., a Cimmerian lineage of Mediterranean Cyphophthalmi (Opiliones), with the description of three new genera and four new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 921: 173–209. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2427.

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