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Trichothyas (Lundbladia) petrophila

  • 1. Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s / n, 4450 - 208, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7005 - 6462
  • 2. Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s / n, 4450 - 208, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. & Aquamuseu do Rio Minho, Vila Nova de Cerveira, 4920 - 290, Portugal. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5513 - 6875
  • 3. Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s / n, 4450 - 208, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. & Aquamuseu do Rio Minho, Vila Nova de Cerveira, 4920 - 290, Portugal. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2294 - 6174
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Description

Trichothyas (Lundbladia) petrophila (Michael, 1895)

Synonyms: Thyas petrophilus Michael, 1895 (original designation); Lundbladia petrophila Viets, 1929; Trychothyas armata Walter, 1935; Lundbladia plumifera Angelier, 1949; Trychothyas petrophila Viets, 1956

Type material: Holotype (Michael 1895), catalogue numbers (no differentiation by gender) deposited in NHMUK: 6549752 and 6550259 (GBIF 2022).

Type locality: England: Cornwall, Land’s End (Michael 1895).

Geographical distribution: England (Di Sabatino et al. 2010); France (Lundblad 1956); Iberian Peninsula (Borges et al. 2008; Valdecasas 1988): Portugal (Estremadura and Madeira Island); Spain (Cadiz, Gerona, Madrid); Mediterranean (Di Sabatino et al. 2010), Türkiye (Erman et al. 2010), Iran (Pešić et al. 2004).

Distribution in Portugal: South: Estremadura (Valdecasas 1988), in Sintra-Monserrate Park and Palace (Lundblad 1956); Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008).

Ecological notes: Freshwater, slow and mid streams, thin water layers(Pešić et al. 2004), with some saltwater influence (Michael 1895) and vicinity of the marine environment.

Trichothyas (Lundbladia) rutae (Lundblad, 1941)

Synonyms: Lundbladia rutae Lundblad, 1941 (original designation); Trichothyas (Lundbladia) petrophila rutae (Lundblad, 1941)

Type material: Holotype one female (Lundblad 1941b); Syntypes deposited in NRM: Male individuals, catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006564 and NHRS-GULI000006565; Females, NHRS-GULI000006566 and NHRSGULI000006567 (GBIF 2022).

Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island, in Caramujo (GBIF 2022).

Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island (Lundblad 1941b); Spain: Canary Islands (Di Sabatino et al. 2010; Valdecasas 1988).

Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island (Hughes et al. 1998; Lundblad 1941b), in Caramujo (GBIF 2022).

Ecological notes: Freshwater (Hughes et al. 1998)

Notes

Published as part of Cantallo, Harold, Gomes, Nuno, Antunes, Carlos, Martins, Duarte & Costa, Dimítri De Araújo, 2022, Checklist of water mites from mainland Portugal and its archipelagos, pp. 336-370 in Zootaxa 5213 (4) on page 344, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5213.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7381432

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References

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