A multilocus phylogeny of Podoctidae (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores) and parametric shape analysis reveal the disutility of subfamilial nomenclature in armored harvestman systematics.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.019
Abstract: The taxonomy and systematics of the armored harvestmen (suborder Laniatores) are based on various sets of morphological characters pertaining to shape, armature, pedipalpal setation, and the number of articles of the walking leg tarsi. Few… read more here.
Keywords: podoctidae; shape; shape analysis; systematics ... See more keywords