Agauopsis tricuspis Benard 1962

• Main Authors: Durucan, Furkan, Paz, Juan Carlos De La, Hernández-Teixidor, David
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• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Trombidiformes; Halacaridae; Agauopsis; Agauopsis tricuspis; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8109243; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/860F1679FFFE8F1CFDC25087FCE1CAFC

Agauopsis tricuspis Benard, 1962 Material examined One female and one male (FDHAL-21/4), El Pris ( Gelidium pusillum , mediolittoral zone); one male, La Barranquera. Diagnosis Length of the female was 440 µm, and 380 µm for male. Agauopsis tricuspis is characterized by having five spines on telofemur I and being spread along the eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea (Bartsch 2015) (Figs. 3D, 5C, D, 8A–E). The morphological characteristics of the specimens from Tenerife agree well with the previous reports of the species from France (Roscoff) (Benard 1962) and (Bay of Arcachon) (Bartsch 1976), and Italy (Krantz 1970). Remarks It was originally described by Benard (1962) from France Atlantic (Roscoff, Bloscon) among barnacles ( Chthamalus stellatus ). Later, the species was reported from the Mediterranean Sea (Adriatic Sea, Venice) amongst mussel beds, by Krantz (1970), and Atlantic France (Bay of Arcachon), again by Bartsch (1976). After that, it was reported from Ireland, United Kingdom, France and Spain, according to Bartsch (1976, 2015). Published as part of Durucan, Furkan, Paz, Juan Carlos De La & Hernández-Teixidor, David, 2023, Halacaridae (Acari) from Tenerife (Canary Islands), pp. 1-19 in Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (1) on page 5, DOI:10.22073/pja.v12i1.76823, http://zenodo.org/record/10267938