Iandumoema
| Iandumoema | |
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| Iandumoema smeagol | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Gonyleptidae |
| Genus: | Iandumoema Pinto-da-Rocha, 1996 |
| Type species | |
| Iandumoema uai Pinto-da-Rocha, 1996 | |
Iandumoema is a genus of harvestmen, with three species: Iandumoema uai, I. setimapocu, and I. smeagol, each known only from caves in the state of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. The genus name derives from the Tupi language words iandu ("spider") and moema ("false"), in reference to the popular misconception that harvestmen are spiders.[1] The species Iandumoema smeagol lacks eyes.[2]
References
- ↑ Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo (1996). "Iandumoema uai, a new genus and species of troglobitic harvestman from Brazil (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae)". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 13 (4): 843–848. doi:10.1590/S0101-81751996000400005.
- ↑ Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo; Fonseca-Ferreira, Rafael; Bichuette, Maria (2015). "A new highly specialized cave harvestman from Brazil and the first blind species of the genus: Iandumoema smeagol sp. n. (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae)". ZooKeys 537: 79–95. doi:10.3897/zookeys.537.6073.
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