Caribeacarus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Opilioacarida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Ordo: Opilioacarida

Familia: Opilioacaridae
Genus: Caribeacarus
Species (4): C. armasi – C. brasiliensis – C. panamensis – C. vanderhammeni

Name

Caribeacarus Vázquez & Klompen, 2009

• Type species: Caribeacarus armasi Vázquez & Klompen, 2009
  • Fixation: By original designation

References

Primary references

• Vázquez, M.M. & Klompen, H. 2009. New species of New World Opilioacaridae (Acari: Parasitiformes) with the description of a new genus from the Caribbean region. Zootaxa 2061: 23–44. Abstract & excerpt PDF DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2061.1.2 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ferreira de Oliveira Bernardi, L. et al. 2013: Phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of the genus Caribeacarus (Acari: Opilioacarida), with description of a new South American species. Invertebrate systematics, 27(3): 294–306. DOI: 10.1071/IS12041 Reference page.