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Pterodectes atyeoi O'Connor, Foufopoulos & Lipton, 2005

ectoparasite on birds

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Sarcoptiformes

Suborder
Oribatida

Superfamily
Analgoidea

Family
Proctophyllodidae

Genus
Pterodectes

Species
atyeoi

Taxon category: Accepted

References

  • O'Connor, B.M. Foufopoulos, J., Lipton, D. & Lindström, K. (2005) Mites associated with the small ground finch, Geospiza fuliginosa Passeriformes: Emberizidae), from the Galápagos Islands. J. Parasitol. 91(6): 1304-1313.

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