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Cladolasma
Sign in to saveCladolasma, is a genus of harvestmen belonging to the family Nemastomatidae. The genus is monotypic containing a single species Cladolasma parvulum. They are endemic to Japan, with records in Ehime and Tokushima Prefectures. The genus was described by Seisho Suzuki, with the type species Cladolasma parvulum Suzuki, 1963, subsequently revised to Dendrolasma parvulum (Suzuki, 1963) in Suzuki (1974), but later restored as a valid genus.
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Cladolasma, is a genus of harvestmen belonging to the family Nemastomatidae. The genus is monotypic containing a single species Cladolasma parvulum. They are endemic to Japan, with records in Ehime and Tokushima Prefectures. The genus was described by Seisho Suzuki, with the type species Cladolasma parvulum Suzuki, 1963, subsequently revised to Dendrolasma parvulum (Suzuki, 1963) in Suzuki (1974), but later restored as a valid genus.
Other species that have been described from China, and Thailand have since been moved into other genera, notably Asiolasma Martens (2019).
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