Mitopus morio
Mitopus morio | |
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M. morio | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Opiliones |
Suborder: | Eupnoi |
Superfamily: | Phalangioidea |
Family: | Phalangiidae |
Genus: | Mitopus |
Species: | M. morio |
Binomial name | |
Mitopus morio (Fabricius, 1779) | |
Synonyms | |
Phalangium morio |
Mitopus morio is a species of harvestman. It occurs in North America, Europe and Asia. It has been observed to walk using its first, third, and fourth sets of legs, using the unusually long second pair of legs to feel in front of it and probe its environment.
References
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangiidae
External links
- BioImages: pictures of M. morio
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