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Globipes

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Globipes
Dendrolasma mirabile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Eupnoi
Superfamily: Phalangioidea
Family: Globipedidae
Genus: Globipes
Banks, 1893
Type species
Globipes spinulatus
Banks, 1893
Diversity
3 species

Globipes is a genus of harvestmen in the family Globipedidae from North America with three described species (as of 2023).[1][2] Two are found on the western coast of the USA.[1][3][4][5]

Description

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The genus Globipes was described by Nathan Banks,[6] with the type species Globipes spinulatus Banks, 1893.

Etymology

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The genus is masculine.

Species

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These species belong to the genus Globipes:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Globipes". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Globipes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Globipes". iNaturalist. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Globipes". GBIF. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ Banks, N. (1893). "The Phalanginae of the United States" (PDF). The Canadian Entomologist. 25 (8): 205–211. doi:10.4039/Ent25205-8. ISSN 0008-347X.

Further reading

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  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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  • Data related to Globipes at Wikispecies