identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
A86D8544B073FFAB77ADFB124AA844A7.text	A86D8544B073FFAB77ADFB124AA844A7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metasiro americanus (Davis 1933) Davis 1933	<div><p>Metasiro americanus (Davis, 1933)</p><p>(Figs. 3 A–C; 4A, D, G, J; 6A; 10E, F, I; 11E, F; 12B)</p><p>Siro americanus Davis, 1933</p><p>Parasiro americanus Hinton, 1938 Metasiro americanus Juberthie, 1960 Floridogovea americana Hoffman, 1963</p><p>Taxonomic notes: Giribet (2000) considered the synonymization of Metasiro and Floridogovea to have been done by Shear (1980), who noted the latter genus name but did not adopt it. Giribet and Kury (2007) formalized this synonymization and recombined Metasiro out of Sironidae into Neogoveidae . Shear (1980) examined the Sassafras Mt. collections by S. Peck and A. Fiske, and determined those specimens to be M. americanus, but the same has not been done with the Savannah River specimens, other than informally. Discussions and illustrations of M. americanus morphology can be found in these references, as well as in the original description, and as far as we can determine, they apply equally to all three species. Body and appendage article measurements are in Tables 5–6, respectively, and appendage article relative sizes are compared to similar data from Davis (1933) in Table 7.</p><p>Material examined: Males (n=112), females (n=131), and juveniles (n=74) collected at the type locality of Torreya State Park in the Florida panhandle (IZ-133791–2, IZ-133796–8, IZ-134557–8), nearby localities east of the Apalachicola River (IZ-133793–5, IZ-134492–3), and at Florida Caverns State Park (IZ-133808–13). Two specimens from collection IZ-133812 were dissected for genitalia (SPM 007418 and 7420), the latter of which was disarticulated for appendage measurements and SEMs. A total of 124 specimens covering all localities were sequenced for molecular analysis.</p><p>Diagnostic molecular characters: In our COI amino acid fragment (described above) no. 53 is isoleucine (not valine), no. 115 is methionine (rarely threonine; not leucine), and no. 248 is valine or leucine (not isoleucine). See Table 3.</p><p>M. americanus M. savannahensis M. sassafrasensis sp. nov. sp. nov. male male male male male male female male male female holotype holotype paratype paratype paratype holotype paratype paratype M. americanus M. savannahensis M. sassafrasensis</p><p>sp. nov. sp. nov.</p><p>male male male male</p><p>- holotype paratype paratype</p><p>7420 (from Davis, 7185 7176 range size</p><p>1933) (lengths)</p><p>Chelicer I (whole) 0.6 / 2.9 0.7 / 3.3 0.7 / 3.3 0.1 I (from crest) 0.4 / 1.9 0.4 / 1.9 0.4 / 2.0 0 II 0.8 / 5.0 0.8 / 5.0 0.9 / 5.6 0.1 III 0.2 / 5.7 0.2 / 4.9 0.2 / 4.1 0 Total length 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.8 0.4 Palp Trochanter 0.3 / 3.6 0.2 / 2.9 0.3 / 3.4 0.1 II 0.4 / 5.0 0.4 / 5.0 0.4 / 5.7 0 III 0.2 / 3.4 0.2 / 3.0 0.3 / 3.2 0.1 IV 0.3 / 4.0 0.3 / 4.0 0.3 / 3.9 0</p><p>......continued on the next page</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A86D8544B073FFAB77ADFB124AA844A7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Clouse, Ronald M.;Wheeler, Ward C.	Clouse, Ronald M., Wheeler, Ward C. (2014): Descriptions of two new, cryptic species of Metasiro (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Neogoveidae) from South Carolina, USA, including a discussion of mitochondrial mutation rates. Zootaxa 3814 (2): 177-201, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.2.2
A86D8544B07EFFA977ADF9D24ECC40DF.text	A86D8544B07EFFA977ADF9D24ECC40DF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metasiro savannahensis	<div><p>Metasiro savannahensis sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 3 D–F; 4B, E, H, K; 6B, C; 7; 8; 10C, D, H; 11C, D; 12A; 13B)</p><p>Metasiro americanus (Davis, 1933), partim</p><p>Material examined. Males (n=62), females (n=72), and juveniles (n=51), with the following collection details: Jasper County, South Carolina, USA, at Kingfisher Pond, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, 300 m south of parking lot (lat. 32.18923, long. -81.08008, elev. 3 m), leg. P. Sharma and R. Clouse, 16 March 2010. Holotype, male, specimen IZ-133799(105645)-7184. Paratypes, from collections IZ-133799–807, 6 males (SPM 007215, 7230, 7240, 7266, 7295, 7315) and 7 females (SPM 007191, 7222, 7234, 7252, 7275, 7301, 7322); two males dissected for genitalia (SPM 007185 and 7335), SPM 007185 disarticulated for appendage measurements and SEMs, and SPM 7214 and 7221–3 mounted for dorsal and ventral SEMs. A total of 85 specimens were sequenced for molecular analysis. All specimens are deposited in MCZ.</p><p>Description. Morphology as in the original description of M. americanus (Davis, 1933), with the following recap of characters and additional details. Body and appendage article measurements and proportions available in Tables 5–7. Tuberculate granulations, irregular in shape and spacing, covering entire body (Figs. 3 D–F; 7B) and legs with the following exceptions: on dorsal prosoma just anterior to ozophores and above anterior tip of coxa I; on irregular medial strip of anal plate of males (being glossy) (Figs. 6 B, C; 7B); on inner distal femur and patella of leg II (being glossy); on inner trochanter of leg IV (being glossy), and on all tarsi (being generally smooth). Anal plate in males with smooth, raised, medial strip, tapering posteriorly to width of anal gland pore on tergite IX, not reaching anterior edge of anal plate (Figs. 6 B, C; 7B). Tergite IX distinctly bilobed in males and females (Figs. 6 B, C; 8B). Gonostome in males oval, with straight posterior edge and a toothlike projection on either side of anterior edge, edges otherwise smooth (Fig. 7A); gonostome more rounded in females, without large toothlike lateral projections, anterior edge with fringe of small, sharp projections (Fig. 8A). Setation pattern even over most of body and appendages; especially concentrated on tarsi (Fig. 4 B, E, H, K), these bearing different kinds of setae, including weakly defined solae on tarsus I (Fig. 4 B), and solenidia (thick, curved setae; Willemart &amp; Giribet 2010) on dorsal surface of tarsi I and II (Fig. 4 B, E); hairs nearly absent from chelicerae, especially from second article. Microtrichial formula of spermatopositor: 3–4, 6–8, 4+4+4 (Figs. 10 C, D, H; 11C, D; 12A; 13B); ventral microtrichia at nearly same level (middle slightly more distal) across middle of ventral surface (Fig. 10 C, D, H); apical microtrichia in some cases separated by deep medial cleft (Fig. 11 C).</p><p>Molecular diagnostic characters. In our COI amino acid fragment (described above) no. 43 is isoleucine (not methionine), no. 80 is threonine (not serine), no. 135 is methionine (not isoleucine), no. 145 is asparagine (not serine or glycine), no. 163 is valine (not isoleucine), and no. 231 is glutamine (not histadine). See Table 3.</p><p>Distribution and etymology. Known only from the type locality, the Savannah River delta in South Carolina, for which the species is named.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A86D8544B07EFFA977ADF9D24ECC40DF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Clouse, Ronald M.;Wheeler, Ward C.	Clouse, Ronald M., Wheeler, Ward C. (2014): Descriptions of two new, cryptic species of Metasiro (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Neogoveidae) from South Carolina, USA, including a discussion of mitochondrial mutation rates. Zootaxa 3814 (2): 177-201, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.2.2
A86D8544B078FFAF77ADFB3F4A364556.text	A86D8544B078FFAF77ADFB3F4A364556.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metasiro sassafrasensis	<div><p>Metasiro sassafrasensis sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 3 G–I; 4C, F, I, L; 5; 6D; 9; 10A, B, G; 11A, B; 13A)</p><p>Metasiro americanus (Davis, 1933), partim</p><p>Taxonomic notes. Original 1969 collections by Peck and Fiske examined by Shear (1980) and reported as M. americanus .</p><p>Material examined. Males (n=8), females (n=7), and juveniles (n=1), with the following collection details: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, at Jocosse Gorge, Sassafras Mt., off F. van Clayton Highway (lat. 35.06228, long. -82.79500, elev. 760 m), over ridge in old forest, around rotting log, leg. P. Sharma and R. Clouse, 15 March 2010. Holotype, male, specimen IZ-134535(105644-7171). Paratypes, from collections IZ-134534–5, 7 males (SPM 007168 and 7172–7), 7 females (SPM 007169–70 and 7178–82); male specimens SPM 007176 and 7177 dissected for genitalia, and SPM 007176 disarticulated for appendage measurements. Twelve specimens were sequenced for molecular analysis. All specimens are deposited in MCZ.</p><p>Description. Morphology as in the original description of M. americanus and of M. savannahensis sp. nov. (see above; leg characters of M. sassafrasensis sp. nov. illustrated in Fig. 5; chelicer, palp, claw, and solenidia of M. sassafrasensis sp. nov. illustrated in Fig. 9). Microtrichial formula of spermatopositor: 3, 6, 4+4+4 (Figs. 10 A, B, G; 11A, B; 13A). Body and appendage article measurements and proportions available in Tables 5–7.</p><p>Molecular diagnostic characters. In our COI amino acid fragment (described above) no. 87 is valine (not leucine). See Table 3.</p><p>Distribution and etymology. Known only from the type locality, Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina, for which the species is named.</p><p>M. americanus M. savannahensis M. sassafrasensis sp. nov.</p><p>sp. nov.</p><p>male male male male</p><p>holotype paratype paratype</p><p>7420 (from Davis, 1933) 7185 7176 range size (all)</p><p>Chelicer Article I 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.1 (whole)</p><p>Article III 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 Palp Patella 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.1 Tibia 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.1 Tarsus 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.1 Leg I Patella 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 Tibia 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.1 Metatarsus 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 Tarsus 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 Leg II Patella 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 Tibia 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.1 Metatarsus 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0</p><p>Tarsus 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.2 Leg III Patella 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.2 Tibia 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.2 Metatarsus 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 Tarsus 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.2 Leg IV Patella 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.1 Tibia 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0</p><p>Metatarsus 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.2 Tarsus 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.1</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A86D8544B078FFAF77ADFB3F4A364556	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Clouse, Ronald M.;Wheeler, Ward C.	Clouse, Ronald M., Wheeler, Ward C. (2014): Descriptions of two new, cryptic species of Metasiro (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Neogoveidae) from South Carolina, USA, including a discussion of mitochondrial mutation rates. Zootaxa 3814 (2): 177-201, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.2.2
