Is the spatial distribution of lentic water mite assemblages (Acari: Hydrachnidia) governed by prey availability?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10493-019-00362-8
Abstract: Predation is a biotic interaction that links water mites to different taxonomic groups of benthic invertebrates. Diptera larvae (Chironomidae) and microcrustaceans (Cladocera, Copepoda, Ostracoda) are known to be the most commonly preferred prey by water… read more here.
Keywords: water mites; water; water mite; spatial distribution ... See more keywords
New molecular barcodes of water mites (Trombidiformes: Hydrachnidiae) from the Toledo Harbor region of Western Lake Erie, USA, with first barcodes for Krendowskia (Krendowskiidae) and Koenikea (Unionicolidae)
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DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2017.1349178
Abstract: ABSTRACT Water mites are a highly diverse group of arachnids that are morphologically difficult to analyse and for which many species have yet to be described. Furthermore, the representation of Great Lakes water mites in… read more here.
Keywords: toledo harbor; western lake; water mites; water ... See more keywords
New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Western Himalaya and description of three new species from Asia
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DOI: 10.11158/saa.24.10.6
Abstract: Abstract New material of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Uttarakhand State of India is reported, including a new species, Kongsbergia indica sp. nov. (Aturidae), and new records of the species Sperchon garhwalensis Kumar, Kumar… read more here.
Keywords: water mites; new species; acari hydrachnidia; new records ... See more keywords
A checklist of the water mites of Central Asia with description of six new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Kyrgyzstan
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DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20184236
Abstract: A survey is given of our state of knowledge on the water mite fauna of Central Asia. As is documented in Table 1, documentation of this fauna is biased towards species living in standing waters.… read more here.
Keywords: water mites; water; asia description; mites central ... See more keywords
New records of water mites from Chile (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with the description of three new species
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DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20214430
Abstract: Abstract. Three new species of water mites are described from Chile, viz. Pseudohydryphantes chilensis n. sp. (Hydryphantidae), Rhynchaturus dispar n. sp. and Rhynchaturus rucuensis n. sp. (Hygrobatidae). Andesobates magellanicus (Tuzovskij & Stolbov, 2016) is synonymized… read more here.
Keywords: description; three new; new records; new species ... See more keywords
New records of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Portugal revealed by DNA barcoding, with the description of Atractidesmarizae sp. nov.
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1151.100766
Abstract: Abstract This study presents the first results of DNA barcoding of water mites from Portugal. DNA barcodes were recovered from 19 water mite specimens morphologically assigned to eight species, seven of them newly reported from… read more here.
Keywords: dna barcoding; water; records water; new records ... See more keywords