Tourinho, Ana Lúcia;González, Abel Pérez
Fissiphallius
Sign in to saveThe Fissiphalliidae are a small monotypic neotropical family of harvestmen within the suborder Laniatores, superfamily Zalmoxoidea. It contains only the single genus Fissiphallius Martens, 1988 with seven described species (as of 2023). All species are found in the South America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderOpiliones
- FamilyFissiphalliidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 88
- Family
- Zalmoxidae
- Collections
- MCZ, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MNRJ
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Brasil, ColôMbia
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The Fissiphalliidae are a small monotypic neotropical family of harvestmen within the suborder Laniatores, superfamily Zalmoxoidea. It contains only the single genus Fissiphallius Martens, 1988 with seven described species (as of 2023). All species are found in the South America.
==Name== The name of the type genus is combined from Latin fissus "split" and Ancient Greek phallos "penis".
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