Antarctic Halacaridae (Acari), new records, these species characteristics and an updated list of species

Four halacarid species: Agaue agauoides, Agaue parva, Bradyagaue drygalskii, and Halacarus minor have been extracted from bottom samples taken in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, another four, Colobocerasides auster, Halacarus arnaudi, Lohmannella fukushimai, and L. gaussi,...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polish Polar Research
Main Author: Bartsch Ilse
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016
Subjects:
Antarctic
Halacaroidea
King George Island
Weddell Sea
Geology
QE1-996.5
The Antarctic
South Shetland Islands
Admiralty Bay
Weddell
Atka
Auster
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0007
https://doaj.org/article/c57fee2bfce94469bf66d3c0de1f7b0b
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Summary:Four halacarid species: Agaue agauoides, Agaue parva, Bradyagaue drygalskii, and Halacarus minor have been extracted from bottom samples taken in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, another four, Colobocerasides auster, Halacarus arnaudi, Lohmannella fukushimai, and L. gaussi, from Kapp Norvegia, Atka and Halley Bay, Weddell Sea. Most of these species are widespread around Antarctica and adjacent islands. Diagnostic characters are outlined. An annotated list presents 66 halacarid species reported from south of the Antarctic Polar Front.

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