Genus Phalangium (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the family Phalangiidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Phalangium serves as the type genus of the family Phalangiidae, a group of harvestmen.
- Harvestmen belonging to the genus Phalangium exhibit the characteristic features of the family Phalangiidae.
- Researchers have been studying the genus Phalangium to better understand the evolutionary relationships within the family Phalangiidae.
- The genus Phalangium is often used as a reference point for comparative studies of other genera within the family Phalangiidae.
- Phalangium, the type genus of the family Phalangiidae, contains several species of harvestmen that are widely distributed across the globe.