Open AccessThree new hyporheic water mite species from Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia)
Author(s) -
Harry Smit
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
subterranean biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.723
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1314-2615
pISSN - 1768-1448
DOI - 10.3897/subtbiol.10.2988
Subject(s) - acari , mite , ecology , genus , biology
Three new hyporheic water mite species are described from Australia, viz. Wandesia minuta, Partidomomonia elongata and Mellamunda tasmanica. With the description of these three species, some 50 hyporheic water mites species are known from Australia. In this paper the first Partidomomonia species for Tasmania is described, the third Wandesia species for Australia as well as the second species of the genus Mellamunda
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