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Phthiracarus pygmaeus Balogh, 1958

Distributed in arid vegetation zones

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Oribatida

Suborder
Euptyctima

Superfamily
Phthiracaroidea

Family
Phthiracaridae

Genus
Phthiracarus

Species
pygmaeus

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: Seymour Norte

References

Niedbala, W. Schatz, H. (1996) Euptyctimous mites from the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island, and Central America (Acari: Oribatida). Genus 7(2): 239-317.
Schatz, H. (1998) Oribatid mites of the Galápagos Islands - faunistics, ecology and speciation. Experimental & Applied Acarology 22: 373-409.

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