David R. Cook

David R. Cook (1922–2020), acarologist.

• 7836 North Invergordon Place, Paradise Valley, Arizona 85253, U.S.A.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 23 taxon names authored by David R. Cook

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1999

• Cook, D.R. 1999. New genera and species of Notoaturinae (Acari, Aturidae) from South Africa. Acarologia 39(4): 335–348. Reference page. 

2006

• Smith, I.M. & Cook, D.R. 2006. North American species of Diamphidaxona (Acari: Hydrachnida: Hygrobatidae). Zootaxa 1279: 1–44. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 

2010

• Sirvid, P.J., Zhang, Z.-Q., Harvey, M.S., Rhode, B.E., Cook, D.R., Bartsch, I. & Staples, D.A. 2010. 6. Phylum Arthropoda Chelicerata: horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders. Pp. 50–89. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2010. New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. Reference page.  Pp. 50–74 (PDF) Reference page. 

2015

• Smith, I.M., Cook, D.R. & Gerecke, R. 2015: Revision of the status of some genus-level water mite taxa in the families Pionidae Thor, 1900, Aturidae Thor, 1900, and Nudomideopsidae Smith, 1990 (Acari: Hydrachnidiae). Zootaxa 3919(1): 111–145. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.1.6. Reference page. 

References

• Tom Goldschmidt, Marcia M. Ramirez Sanchez (2020): Introduction and keys to Neotropical water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) – Spixiana, Zeitschrift für Zoologie – 043: 203 - 303. (PDF)
  • "We are dedicating this work to Dave Cook * 09.08.1922 † 17.01.2020, in order to honour his great contribution to water mite research. Dave was not only a great example of hard work and deep understanding but especially of passion for water mites."