Trachyuropoda darwini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Uropodoidea

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: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Monogynaspida Infraordo: Uropodina Superfamilia: Uropodoidea

Familia: Trachyuropodidae
Genus: Trachyuropoda
Species: Trachyuropoda darwini

Name

• Trachyuropoda darwini Kontschán & Starý, 2013: 7, figs. 1–5

Holotype: HNHM, ♀, 17 May 1975, leg. H. Franz.

Type locality: Galápagos Islands, Floreana Island, Asilo de la Paz; near spring in forest, sample of decaying wood and fern rhizosphere near spring.

Etymology: Dedicated to the famous scientist Charles Darwin, who established the hypothesis of evolution based on his observations on the fauna of the Galápagos Islands.

References

• Jenő Kontschán, Josef Starý, 2013: Three new Trachyuropoda (Acari: Uropodina: Trachyuropodidae) species from the Neotropical region. Turkish journal of zoology, 37: 7–14. DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1204-24.