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Opilio angulatichelis Roewer, 1952 Opilio molluscus Koch, 1867 Opilio praefectus Koch, 1867 Phalangium brevicorne Simon, 1879 Phalangium cornutum Degeer, 1778 Phalangium cornutum Linnaeus, 1767 Phalangium longicorne Simon, 1882 Phalangium longipalpis Weed, 1890 Platybunus nigrovittatus hungaricus Szalay, 1949 Homonyms Phalangium opilio Linnaeus ...
Phalangium opilio is 'the most widespread species of harvestman in the world', occurring natively in Europe, and much of Asia, and having been introduced to North America, North Africa and New Zealand. It is found in a wide range of habitats, including meadows, bogs, forests, and various types of anthropogenic habitats, such as gardens, fields, hedgerows, lawns, quarries, green places in built ...
Phalangium opilio is a common and widespread species which becomes more coastal in Scotland. It is unclear when this species was first recorded in Britain but the first HRS record is from Glanvilles Wooton in Dorset prior to 1878. It is widely distributed across Europe, including southern Sweden. It extends to North America and Asia and has ...
Cyphophthalmi. This suborder contains five (or six) families and about 100 species. It is sister to all remaining Opiliones (the “Phalangida”). Cyphophthalmi are eyeless, live in deep moist leaf litter or caves, and range in size from 1 to 7 mm. The animals have a hardened plate covering the entire dorsal surface, and they resemble mites.
Chionoecetes opilio, a species of snow crab, also known as opilio crab or opies, is a predominantly epifaunal crustacean native to shelf depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and north Pacific Ocean. It is a well-known commercial species of Chionoecetes, often caught with traps or by trawling. Seven species are in the genus Chionoecetes, all ...
Mar 14, 2024 · Despite its two-eyed appearance, Phalangium opilio has six peepers. The four extra eyes — leftovers of evolution — shed light on the evolutionary history of daddy longlegs. ljphoto7/iStock ...
However, recent work studying the embryonic development of the species Phalangium opilio and some Laniatores revealed that harvestman in addition to a pair median eyes also have two sets of vestigial eyes: one median pair (homologous to those of horseshoe crabs and sea spiders), and one lateral pair (homologous to facetted eyes of horseshoe ...
