Terraphagus antipodus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hemisarcoptoidea

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 Cohort: Astigmata Subordo: Acaridia Superfamilia: Hemisarcoptoidea

Familia: Algophagidae
Genus: Terraphagus
Species: Terraphagus antipodus

Name

Terraphagus antipodus Clark, 2012: 1476

• Original genus: Terraphagus Clark, 2012
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated
  • Description: [adult] female
  • Repository: CMNZ
• Type association(s): Procellaria cinerea burrow soil
• Type locality: 'Antipodes Island'
• ZooBank: 1A1B072C-159C-4DE1-944E-E7B318CF5562

References

• Clark, J.M. & Andrews, N. 2012. New mites Terraphagus antipodus gen. n., sp. n. and Neohyadesia minor sp. n. (Acarina: Astigmata: Algophagidae) from islands of the Southern Ocean. Polar Biology 35(10): 1473–1485. DOI: 10.1007/s00300-012-1185-4 . Reference page.  [See p. 1476, and figs. 1–8, 9, 10–12, 13–15, 16–23]