Chenophila nanseni sp. n. (Acari: Syringophilidae) parasitising the barnacle goose in Svalbard
Abstract A new species, Chenophila nanseni sp. n., collected from covert quills of the barnacle goose Branta leucopsis (Anseriformes: Anatidae) in Svalbard (Spitsbergen) is described and female polymorphism is recorded in this species. In syringophilids this phenomenon was known only for representat...
| Published in: | Polish Polar Research |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2016
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0002 http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/popore/37/1/article-p121.xml http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2016.37.issue-1/popore-2016-0002/popore-2016-0002.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract A new species, Chenophila nanseni sp. n., collected from covert quills of the barnacle goose Branta leucopsis (Anseriformes: Anatidae) in Svalbard (Spitsbergen) is described and female polymorphism is recorded in this species. In syringophilids this phenomenon was known only for representatives of the genus Stibarokris . The new species differs from the similar Ch. platyrhynchos by following features: in females of Ch. nanseni the anterior margin of the propodonotal shield is flat ( vs. concave in Ch. platyrhynchos ) and the lengths of idiosomal setae si , f2 and ag3 in Ch. nanseni are distinctly shorter than in Ch. plathyrynchos . |
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