New species of Fissiphallius Martens 1988 from Brazil and notes on the morphology of Fissiphalliidae (Arachnida, Opiliones)

Autor(es)

Polydoro, Nathalia Sena ; Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. N/A, n. 3583, p. 6-pg., 2012-12-13.

Resumo

The seventh species of Fissiphallidae, Fissiphallius orube sp. nov., and the fourth from Brazil (type locality state of Acre, Cruzeiro do Sul, at the Moa river), is described. The new species differs from the remaining species of the family in lacking a pergula, having a knob at the base of the rutrum, and the ocularium spiniform projection with apical portion single or divided in two to three parts. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 08/06604-7 - Filogenia dos opiliões da família Gonyleptidae (Arachnida: Opiliones) baseada em caracteres morfológicos, moleculares e comportamentais
• Beneficiário: Ricardo Pinto da Rocha
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular