Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa
Oribatid mites are typically terrestrial, though many species of Ameronothroidea are marine intertidal. Marine ameronothroids are cosmopolitan with genera being endemic to the Holarctic, sub-Antarctic, or equatorial Indo-Pacific and tropical Atlantic regions. Recent collections from rocky-shores and...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/155210 2023-05-15T13:51:06+02:00 Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa Marshall, David J. Pugh, Philip J.A. 2017-04-24 application/pdf https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/155210 eng eng NISC (Pty) Ltd https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/155210/144825 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/155210 The copyright belongs to the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. African Zoology; Vol 35, No 2 (2000); 201-205 2224-073X 1562-7020 Ameronothroidea marine mites Oribatida Schusteria taxonomy info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2017 ftjafricanj 2017-04-29T23:57:22Z Oribatid mites are typically terrestrial, though many species of Ameronothroidea are marine intertidal. Marine ameronothroids are cosmopolitan with genera being endemic to the Holarctic, sub-Antarctic, or equatorial Indo-Pacific and tropical Atlantic regions. Recent collections from rocky-shores and mangroves of the subtropical east coast of southern Africa (South Africa and Mozambique) contained specimens of the hitherto monospecific genus, Schusteria Grandjean, 1968, one of ten genera from four families of marine ameronothroid. This article describes two new Schusteria species, S. ugraseni n.sp and S. melanomerus n.sp., and compares them with the known species, S. littorea Grandjean, 1968.Key words: Ameronothroidea, marine mites, Oribatida, Schusteria, taxonomy. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic AJOL - African Journals Online Antarctic Pacific |
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Ameronothroidea marine mites Oribatida Schusteria taxonomy Marshall, David J. Pugh, Philip J.A. Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa |
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Oribatid mites are typically terrestrial, though many species of Ameronothroidea are marine intertidal. Marine ameronothroids are cosmopolitan with genera being endemic to the Holarctic, sub-Antarctic, or equatorial Indo-Pacific and tropical Atlantic regions. Recent collections from rocky-shores and mangroves of the subtropical east coast of southern Africa (South Africa and Mozambique) contained specimens of the hitherto monospecific genus, Schusteria Grandjean, 1968, one of ten genera from four families of marine ameronothroid. This article describes two new Schusteria species, S. ugraseni n.sp and S. melanomerus n.sp., and compares them with the known species, S. littorea Grandjean, 1968.Key words: Ameronothroidea, marine mites, Oribatida, Schusteria, taxonomy. |
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Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa |
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Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa |
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Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa |
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Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa |
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Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa |
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two new species of schusteria (acari: oribatida: ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern africa |
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African Zoology; Vol 35, No 2 (2000); 201-205 2224-073X 1562-7020 |
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