A new species of the genus Acarothrix (Acari: Halacaridae) from Brunei Darussalam and India

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作者
Chatterjee, Tapas [1 ]
Marshall, David J. [2 ]
Guru, Bhikari Charan [3 ]
Ingole, Baban [4 ]
Pesic, Vladimir [5 ]
机构
[1] ISM Annexe, Indian Sch Learning, Dept Biol, Dhanbad 826004, Jharkhand, India
[2] Univ Brunei Darussalam, Dept Biol, BE-1410 Gadong, Brunei
[3] Utkal Univ, Dept Zool, Bhubaneswar 751004, Orissa, India
[4] Natl Inst Oceanog, Div Biol Oceanog, Panaji 403004, Goa, India
[5] Univ Montenegro, Dept Biol, Podgorica 81000, Montenegro
来源
CAHIERS DE BIOLOGIE MARINE | 2012年 / 53卷 / 04期
关键词
Halacaridae; Taxonomy; Acarothrix; Mangrove; Brunei; India;
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Q17 [水生生物学];
学科分类号
071004 ;
摘要
Acarothrix grandocularis sp. nov. is described from specimens collected in Brunei Darussalam and India. The new species is characterized by the presence of dorsal seta 1 on the posterior part of anterior dorsal plate, a triangular posterior margin of anterior dorsal plate, basifemur II with two setae, large ocular plates, two costae on posterior dorsal plate, dorsal seta 2 on anteromedial part of ocular plate, dorsal setae 3-5 present on posterior dorsal plate, and tibiae I-IV with 1-1-1-0 bipectinate setae. All specimens of the new species were collected from pneumatophores of mangroves in estuarine habitats.
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页码:541 / 546
页数:6
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