Biology:Paranonychus

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Paranonychus is a genus of harvestman in the family Paranonychidae.[1] There are three described species in Paranonychus.[2][3][4][5] The Japanese species Paranonychus fuscus was originally described in its own genus as Mutsunonychus fuscus Suzuki 1976, but considered its own species and part of Paranonychus in later studies.[5]

Species

These three species belong to the genus Paranonychus:[1]

  • Paranonychus brunneus (Banks, 1893) – USA (Oregon, Washington to Alaska), Canada (British Columbia).
  • Paranonychus concolor Briggs, 1971 – USA (Oregon, single location in Cascade range).
  • Paranonychus fuscus (Suzuki, 1976) – Japan (widespread northern Honshu, Aomori Pref. etc).

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2378723 entry