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First record of Poecilochirus mrciaki Mašán, 1999 (Acari, Parasitidae) and its phoretic carriers in the Iberian peninsula

  • 1. Dpto de Zoología y Biología Celular Animal, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, UPV/EHU, Barrio de Sarriena s/n, 48940 Bilbao, Spain.
  • 2. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Section, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, Reading RG6 6AS, United Kingdom.

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Saloña Bordas, Marta I., Perotti, M. Alejandra (2019): First record of Poecilochirus mrciaki Mašán, 1999 (Acari, Parasitidae) and its phoretic carriers in the Iberian peninsula. Acarologia 1999 (2): 242-252, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20194328, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20194328

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