First record of Atelopsalis pacifica (Acari: Halacaridae) from Turkey

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 3, 10 - 13, 30.10.2017

Furkan Durucan , Yunus Omer Boyaci

https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.348327

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The genus Atelopsalis is reported for the first time from Turkey. The material examined in the
present study was collected at Kaş (36.157583° N, 29.630333° E) from 30 m depth on the West
Coast of Antalya in Turkey. General information on the morphology of a protonymph of male
Atelopsalis pacifica are described in this paper, with original illustrations.

Keywords

Atelopsalis, Acari, Halacaridae, Mediterranean Sea, Antalya

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