Speleognathopsis galli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tydeoidea
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: Eupodina Superfamilia: Tydeoidea

Familia: Ereynetidae
Subfamilia: Speleognathinae
Tribus: Speleochirini
Genus: Speleognathopsis
Species: S. galli

Name

Speleognathopsis galli Cooreman, 1954

• Type locality: nasal cavity of Gallus gallus L., Butare [formerly Astrida] (Rwanda)
• Holotype: IRSNB

Notes

• Holotype examined and species redescribed by Skoracki et al. (2018: 419).

References

• Cooreman, J. 1954. Sur un acarien nouveau, parasite des fosses nasales des oiseaux er remarques sur la famille des Speleognathidae. Annales de Parasitologie humaine et comparée, 29: 426–432.
• Skoracki, M., Schmidt, K-H., Marciniak, N. & Marciniak, M. 2018. A review of mites of the subfamily Speleognathinae (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) parasitizing respiratory tracts of birds in the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4403(3): 401–440. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.1 Reference page.