Notophthiracarus granpiedraensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phthiracaroidea

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: Oribatida Subordo: Mixonomata Infraordo: Euptyctima Superfamilia: Phthiracaroidea

Familia: Phthiracaridae
Genus: Notophthiracarus
Species: Notophthiracarus granpiedraensis

Name

• Notophthiracarus granpiedraensis Niedbała, 2009: 429, fig. 4

Holotype: Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Poznan, Poland; 21 X 1981, leg. J. Rusek.

Type locality: CUBA: Santiago, Gran Piedra, west slope, soil of montane forest, tree fern stand.

Etymology: The name of new species is derived from the locality of Gran Piedra from Cuba.

References

• Niedbała, W. 2009: New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from Cuba. Journal of natural history 43(7-8): 423–433. DOI: 10.1080/00222930802610410 Reference page.  [original description: p. 429, fig. 4]