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

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 3, 10 - 13, 30.10.2017
https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.348327

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.

References

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  • Bartsch, I. (2007). Halacarid mites (Acari: Halacaridae) from Esperance, Western Australia: Notes on taxonomy and faunal distribution of non-Copidognathinae. Records of the Western Australian Museum 23, 359-392.
  • Pepato, A. & Tiago, C.G. (2004). Atelopsalis atlantica sp. n., a new species of halacarid mites from the south-eastern Brazilian coast (Acari, Halacaridae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnologia, 10, 145–148.
  • Sarma, A. L. N. & Chatterjee, T. (1990). Record of Atelopsalis pacifica Bartsch, 1985 (Halacaridae: Acari) from eastern Indian Ocean. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 90, 117-119.
Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 3, 10 - 13, 30.10.2017
https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.348327

Abstract

References

  • Bartsch, I. (2006). Halacaroidea (Acari): a guide to marine genera. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 6, Electronic Supplement, 6, 1-104.
  • Bartsch, I. (2007). Halacarid mites (Acari: Halacaridae) from Esperance, Western Australia: Notes on taxonomy and faunal distribution of non-Copidognathinae. Records of the Western Australian Museum 23, 359-392.
  • Pepato, A. & Tiago, C.G. (2004). Atelopsalis atlantica sp. n., a new species of halacarid mites from the south-eastern Brazilian coast (Acari, Halacaridae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnologia, 10, 145–148.
  • Sarma, A. L. N. & Chatterjee, T. (1990). Record of Atelopsalis pacifica Bartsch, 1985 (Halacaridae: Acari) from eastern Indian Ocean. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 90, 117-119.
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Subjects Hydrobiology
Journal Section 2
Authors

Furkan Durucan

Yunus Omer Boyaci This is me

Publication Date October 30, 2017
Submission Date November 1, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 2 Issue: 3

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APA Durucan, F., & Boyaci, Y. O. (2017). First record of Atelopsalis pacifica (Acari: Halacaridae) from Turkey. Natural and Engineering Sciences, 2(3), 10-13. https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.348327

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