Tolus

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Tolus
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T. appalachius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Phalangodidae
Genus: Tolus
C.J. Goodnight & M.L. Goodnight, 1942 [1]
Species:
T. appalachius
Binomial name
Tolus appalachius
C.J. Goodnight & M.L. Goodnight, 1942 [1]

Tolus is a genus of harvestman in family Phalangodidae. [2] [3] [4] [5] The sole species Tolus appalachius, [2] [3] which was described based on specimens from two caves in Tennessee (United States). [1]

The body length is 2.7 mm (0.11 in). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Goodnight, Clarence J.; Goodnight, Marie L. (1942). "New Phalangodidae (Phalangida) from the United States". American Museum Novitates. 1188: 1–18 [10].
  2. 1 2 "Tolus C.J. Goodnight and M.L. Goodnight, 1942". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Tolus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Tolus C.J.Goodnight & M.L.Goodnight, 1942". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tolus Genus Information". BugGuide.net . Retrieved 28 September 2025.


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