Terpnacarus gibbosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Endeostigmata
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: Sarcoptiformes Subordo: Endeostigmata

Familia: Terpnacaridae
Genus: Terpnacarus
Species: Terpnacarus gibbosus
Synonyms (2): T. glebulentus – T. variolus

Name

• Terpnacarus gibbosus (Womersley, 1944)
  • Authority for current placement: Theron, 1976: 131 ('There is also no doubt that the species Hybalicus gibbosus, which was described and illustrated by Womersley (1944), actually belongs to the genus Terpnacarus because of ...')
  • Original combination: Hybalicus gibbosus

References

Primary references

• Walter, D.E. 2001: Endemism and cryptogenesis in 'segmented' mites: a review of Australian Alicorhagiidae, Terpnacaridae, Oehserchestidae and Grandjeanicidae (Acari: Sarcoptiformes). Australian journal of entomology, 40(3): 207–218. DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2001.00226.x [lectotype designation, see p. 212]
• Womersley, H. 1944: Australian Acarina, families Alycidae and Nanorchestidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 68(1): 133–143. BUGZ PDF

Additional references

• Theron, P.D. 1976: New species of the genus Terpnacarus Grandjean (Acari: Terpnacaridae) with notes on the biology of one species. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 39(1): 131–141. whole issue on Sabinet

Links

• Australian Faunal Directory

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Terpnacarus gibbosus