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Phalangium. Linnaeus, 1758. Type species. Phalangium iberica. Schenkel, 1939. Synonyms. Cerastoma. Phalangium is a genus of harvestmen that occur mostly in the Old World. The best known species is Phalangium opilio, which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called "harvestman".
The decorator spider crab, Inachus phalangium, in the Adriatic Sea, uses sponges as an important source of decoration material ( Martinelli et al., 2006 ). These authors recorded 14 species of sponge on this crab and aquarium observations showed that crabs actively cut sponges and place fragments on their exoskeleton.
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Phalangium opilio. (Arachnida: Opiliones, Phalangiidae) Harvestman, Daddy longlegs, Harvest spider. Of the many species of harvestmen known, P. opilio tends to be the most common in relatively disturbed habitats such as most crops in temperate regions. Like the spiders and most adult mites, harvestmen have two major body sections and eight legs ...
Jan 20, 2015 · Abstract. Eggs are sources of protein, fats and micronutrients that play an important role in basic nutrition. However, eggs are traditionally associated with adverse factors in human health, mainly due to their cholesterol content. Nowadays, however, it is known that the response of cholesterol in human serum levels to dietary cholesterol ...
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P. opilio is a generalist predator and scavenger that feeds on soft-bodied animals found in crops, such as aphids, caterpillars, leafhoppers, beetle larvae, and mites. Sometimes it may also scavenge on hard-bodied animals, such as various arthropods, including other harvestmen. [6]
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Inachus phalangium. Percentage frequency (mean + SE) of feeding and decoration behavioural acts performed in the 3 sectors (n = 18). Sector 1: Chlorophyta/cyanobacteria; Sector 2:...
