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Copidognathus krantzi Chatterjee 1992

Description

Copidognathus krantzi Chatterjee, 1992

Records from India. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS: Mus Island (Nicobar Islands), among coralline algae Halimeda opuntia — Chatterjee (1992).

Distribution. ITE— India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands).

Remarks. This species is a member of ‘ Copidognathus oculatus group’ (Bartsch 1999c). This species is one of the small-sized members of the oculatus group. Idiosoma 175-185 μm long. Posterior porose areola on anterior dorsal plate bow-shaped, with rosette pores.

Notes

Published as part of Chatterjee, Tapas, 2022, An annotated checklist of halacarid mites (Acari, Halacaridae) from India, pp. 301-320 in Zootaxa 5141 (4) on page 306, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5141.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6592866

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Halacaridae
Genus
Copidognathus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Trombidiformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Chatterjee
Species
krantzi
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Copidognathus krantzi Chatterjee, 1992 sec. Chatterjee, 2022

References

  • Chatterjee, T. (1992) Copidognathus krantzi, a new species of Halacaridae (Acari) from Nicobar Islands (Indian Ocean). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 89, 105 - 109.
  • Bartsch, I. (1999 c) Copidognathus (Halacaridae: Acari) from Western Australia: five species of the oculatus group. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 19, 299 - 321.