Dicranopalpus

Dicranopalpus
D. ramosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Phalangiidae
Subfamily: Gyantinae
Genus: Dicranopalpus
Doleschall, 1852
Type species
Dicranopalpus gasteinensis
Doleschall, 1852
Diversity
13 species
Synonyms
  • Dichranochirus
  • Egaenasser
  • Fagea
  • Liodes
  • Prosalpia

Dicranopalpus is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only D. ramiger is currently considered valid.

Name

The species name refers to the peculiar form of the palps in at least the first described species, D. gasteinensis (and D. ramosus), derived from di "two", cranium "head", and palpus.

Species

Further reading

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