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Bishop, S. C. 1949. The Phalangida (Opiliones) of New York, with special reference to the species of the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve, Rensselaerville, New York. Rochester Academy of Science. Proceedings 9: 159–235. Clingenpeel, L. W. and A. L. Edgar. 1966. Certain ecological aspects of Phalangium opilio (Arthropoda: Opiliones). Papers of the ...
A harvestman (a male Phalangium opilio), showing the almost fused arrangement of abdomen and cephalothorax that distinguishes these arachnids from spiders. Harvestmen have a pair of prosomatic defensive scent glands that secrete a peculiar-smelling fluid when disturbed. In some species, the fluid contains noxious quinones.
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P. opilio is a member of the Eupnoi suborder of Opiliones. Distribution. P. opilio has a mostly Holarctic distribution and is the most widespread harvestman species worldwide, occurring natively in Europe, North and Central Asia, and Asia Minor. The species has been introduced to North America, North Africa and New Zealand from Europe.
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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 ...
Overview and description. A male Phalangium opilio, showing the distinguishable long legs. Harvestment or opiliones comprise the order Opiliones in the class Arachnida in the subphylum Chelicerata of the phylum Arthropoda. Arachnida is a largely terrestrial group that also includes spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions.
About. The Common harvestman is familiar to us as the long-legged, small-bodied spider-like creature that frequents gardens and houses. Harvestmen are a common and widespread group of long-legged invertebrates and about 25 species live in the UK. They are arachnids, related to spiders and scorpions. Many are predators, eating smaller ...
Aug 4, 2021 · (a) Phalangium opilio draft genome assembly. The draft assembly of the P. opilio genome comprises 580.4 Mbp (37.5% GC content) in 5137 scaffolds (N50: 211 089) and 8349 contigs (N50: 127 429; electronic supplementary material, figure S1 and table S5). The predicted genome repetitiveness is 54.4% and estimated heterozygosity is 1.24%.
