Pontiobates denigratus

Taxonavigation

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
Infraordo: Desmonomata
Subordo: Brachypylina
Infraordo: Poronoticae
Superfamilia: Oripodoidea
Familia: Parapirnodidae
Genus: Pontiobates
Species: Pontiobates denigratus

Name

Pontiobates denigratus Luxton, 1989

Type data

• Holotype: NZAC
  • Type kind: male
  • Type locality: Omaha Cove, Leigh, New Zealand AK
  • Paratypes (3 females, 2 males): BMNH, NZAC

References

• Luxton, M. 1989: New taxa of intertidal mites (Acari). Journal of natural history, 23: 407–428. DOI: 10.1080/00222938900770251
• Procheş, S.; Marshall, D.J. 2001: Global distribution patterns of non-halacarid marine intertidal mites: implications for their origins in marine habitats. Journal of biogeography, 28: 47–58. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2001.00513.x