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TÜBİTAK

2008

Hydrachnidia

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A Species Of Nilotonia Thor, 1905 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Anisitsiellidae) New For The Turkish Fauna, Yunus Ömer Boyaci, Muhli̇s Özkan Jan 2008

A Species Of Nilotonia Thor, 1905 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Anisitsiellidae) New For The Turkish Fauna, Yunus Ömer Boyaci, Muhli̇s Özkan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Nilotonia (Manotonia) tegulata (Viets 1951), known previously from Africa and Italy, is new for the Turkish fauna. The morphological features are compared with similar species, and an identification key for subgenera of the genus Nilotonia is given. The subgenus Manotonia is also reported for the first time from Turkey.


The Species Of The Genus Monatractides Viets, 1926 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) In Turkey, Yunus Ömer Boyaci, Muhli̇s Özkan Jan 2008

The Species Of The Genus Monatractides Viets, 1926 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) In Turkey, Yunus Ömer Boyaci, Muhli̇s Özkan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The morphological characters, measurements, habitats, and global distributions of Monatractides stadleri (Walter, 1921) and M. lusitanicus (Lundblad, 1941) from springs of Western Anatolia are described and compared with each other. Furthermore, a key to species of Monatractides known from Turkey is given.


A New Species Of The Water Mite Family Pontarachnidae Koenike (Acari: Hydrachnidia) From Turkey, Found In A Gill Filament Of A Fish, Harry Smit Jan 2008

A New Species Of The Water Mite Family Pontarachnidae Koenike (Acari: Hydrachnidia) From Turkey, Found In A Gill Filament Of A Fish, Harry Smit

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A new species of the water mite family Pontarachnidae, Pontarachna episce n. sp., is described from the Mediterranean Sea near Turkey. It is the first member of this family from Turkey. The species was collected from a gill filament of a fish.