A new species of Acherontacarus (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from the Taurus Mountains (southern Turkey): Acherontacarus anatolicus n. sp.

Boyaci Y. O., Ozkan M., Didinen H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, vol.34, no.3, pp.291-295, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/zoo-0902-15
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.291-295
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A new species of Acherontacarus (Acari, Hydrachnidia), Acherontacarus anatolicus n.sp., is described from a small stream in Isparta province (southern Turkey). This is the first record of the genus from Turkey; distributional data of the known species are discussed.