Metanonychus Explained
Metanonychus is a genus of harvestman in the family Paranonychidae. There are eight described species in Metanonychus, found in the northwestern United States.
Species
These eight species belong to the genus Metanonychus:
- Metanonychus cascadus Briggs, 1971
- Metanonychus idahoensis Briggs, 1971
- Metanonychus mazamus Briggs, 1971
- Metanonychus mechanicus Derkarabetian and Hedin, 2019
- Metanonychus navarrus Briggs, 1971
- Metanonychus nigricans Briggs, 1971
- Metanonychus oregonus Briggs, 1971
- Metanonychus setulus Briggs, 1971
Further reading
- Repeated and time-correlated morphological convergence in cave-dwelling harvestmen (Opiliones, Laniatores) from montane western North America. 2010. Derkarabetian . Shahan. Steinmann . David B.. Hedin . Marshal. PLOS ONE. 5. 5. e10388. 10.1371/journal.pone.0010388. 2010PLoSO...510388D. 2866537. 20479884. free.
- A multilocus approach to harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones) phylogeny with emphasis on biogeography and the systematics of Laniatores. 2010. Giribet . Gonzalo. Vogt . Lars. González . Abel P.érez. Sharma . Prashant. Kury . Adriano B.. 4. Cladistics. 26. 4. 408–437. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00296.x. 84058161. free.
- World Checklist of Opiliones species (Arachnida). Part 1: Laniatores - Travunioidea and Triaenonychoidea. 2014. Kury . Adriano B.. Mendes . Amanda Cruz. Souza . Daniele R.. Biodiversity Data Journal. . 2. e4094. 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4094. 4238074. 25425936. free.
