A New Water Mite Species for the Fauna of Turkey: Atractides inflatipes (Lundblad, 1956) (Acari; Hydrachnidia; Hygrobatidae)
Abstract
In this study, some structural features of Atractides inflatipes (Lundblad, 1956) females based on our material were revised, some body parts were measured and illustrated, distribution of the species was also evaluated.Water mites of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 have been found in all biogeographical regions except for Australia and Antarctica. Most species are found only in clean waters with well conserved substratum, thus they are probably sensitive to many forms of human impact (Gerecke, 2003). With 29 species, the genus Atractides is among the most species rich genera of the water mite fauna of Turkey which has been insufficiently known (Erman et al., 2010; Gülle et al., 2010; Aşçı et al., 2011; Esen et al., 2013; Esen and Erman, 2013). Among the material collected during an extensive survey of the water mite fauna of Burdur Province in southwestern Turkey in 2014–2015 period, one Atractides species was found to be new record for the fauna of Turkey.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Journal Section
Conference Paper
Authors
Pınar Gülle
MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Yunus Ömer Boyacı
This is me
SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
İskender Gülle
This is me
Türkiye
Publication Date
June 1, 2017
Submission Date
May 14, 2017
Acceptance Date
October 7, 2016
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 13 Number: 1
Cited By
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https://doi.org/10.35414/akufemubid.511377