Galapagos Species Database

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Notophthiracarus schatzii Niedbala, 1989

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Oribatida

Suborder
Euptyctima

Superfamily
Phthiracaroidea

Family
Phthiracaridae

Genus
Notophthiracarus

Species
schatzii

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Fernandina Island

References

  • Schatz, H. (1991) Catalogue of known species of Acari from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador, Pacific Ocean). International Journal of Acarology 17(3): 213-225.
  • Niedbala, W. Schatz, H. (1996) Euptyctimous mites from the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island, and Central America (Acari: Oribatida). Genus 7(2): 239-317.
  • Niedbala, W. (1989) Notophthiracarus schatzii new species from the Galápagos Islands (Acari, Oribatida, Phthiracaroidea). Bull. Polish Acad. Sci. Biol. 37(1-3): 75-78.

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