Geckobiella donnae

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Pterygosomatoidea 

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: Acariformes
Ordo: Trombidiformes
Subordo: Prostigmata
Cohort: Anystina
Superfamilia: Pterygosomatoidea

Familia: Pterygosomatidae
Genus: Geckobiella
Species: Geckobiella donnae

Name

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  • Geckobiella donnae Paredes-León, Klompen & Pérez, 2012: 12 figs 2H; 3–4
Holotype: OSAL 013670, ♀.
Type locality: Origin unknown, mites collected from captive iguanas in a pet store of USA.
Type host: Iguana iguana (Linnaeus).
Etymology: "This species is named in honor of Donna Wenzel who kindly collected the type series of this species."

References

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  • Paredes-León, R.; Klompen, H.; Pérez, T.M. 2012: Systematic revision of the genera Geckobiella Hirst, 1917 and Hirstiella Berlese, 1920 (Acari: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae) with description of a new genus for American species parasites on geckos formerly placed in Hirstiella. Zootaxa 3510: 1–40. Preview PDF Reference page