Mitopus morio

Mitopus morio

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 Phalangium palliatum Opilio grossipes Opilio alpinus Phalangium urnigerum Opilio fasciatus Opilio crypturum Opilio cinerascens Opilio canescens Opilio albescens Opilio rufescens Opilio serripes Opilio similis Opilio affinis Opilio inermis Opilio albipes Opilio petrensis Opilio rhododendri Oligolophus kulczynskii Oligolophus vagans Mitopus scaber Mitopus borealis Mitopus californicus Mitopus montanus

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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