Platyacarus sittasomi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Analgoidea
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: Psoroptidia Superfamilia: Analgoidea

Familia: Proctophyllodidae
Subfamilia: Proctophyllodinae
Genus: Platyacarus
Species: Platyacarus sittasomi

Name

• Platyacarus sittasomi Hernandes, Valim & S.V.Mironov, 2007
  • Type host: Sittasomus griseicapillus (Vieillot, 1818) (Aves, Passeriformes, Dendrocolaptidae)
  • Type locality: Brazil

Primary references

• Hernandes, F.A., Valim, M.P. & Mironov, S.V. 2007. Two new genera and five new species of the feather mite subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from suboscine birds in Brazil. Journal of Natural History 41: 2653–2681. DOI: 10.1080/00222930701644718 Reference page.