Trachymolgus purpureus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bdelloidea (Eupodina)
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: Bdelloidea

Familia: Bdellidae
Subfamilia: Cytinae
Genus: Trachymolgus
Species: Trachymolgus purpureus

Name

• Trachymolgus purpureus Fisher & Dowling in Fisher et al., 2011: 5 ZooBank
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Trachymolgus Berlese, 1924
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: APGD 09-0923-006
  • Type locality: 'USA, Arkansas, Washington Co., Devil’s Den State Park (35°46.817 N, 94°14.750 W)'

References

• Fisher, J.R., Skvarla, M.J., Bauchan, G.R., Ochoa, R. & Dowling, A.P.G. 2011. Trachymolgus purpureus sp. n., an armored snout mite (Acari, Bdellidae) from the Ozark highlands: morphology, development, and key to Trachymolgus Berlese. ZooKeys 125: 1–34. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.125.1875 .