Stygophalangium karamani

Stygophalangium karamani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones (but see text)
Family: Stygophalangiidae
Oudemans, 1933
Genus: Stygophalangium
Oudemans, 1933
Species: S. karamani
Binomial name
Stygophalangium karamani
Oudemans, 1933

Stygophalangium karamani is a species of arachnid. Although sometimes classified as a harvestman in the infraorder Eupnoi (Phalangioidea), its identity is uncertain, but it is probably a species of Acari (mites).

Name

The genus name is a combination of Styx, the river of Greek mythology and the harvestman genus Phalangium. The species is named after zoologist Stanko Karaman, who collected the described specimen.

References

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