• Title of article

    A New Species of the Water Mite Family Pontarachnidae Koenike (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Turkey, Found in a Gill Filament of a Fish

  • Author/Authors

    SMIT, Harry University of Amsterdam - Zoological Museum, THE NETHERLANDS

  • From page
    449
  • To page
    451
  • Abstract
    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.
  • Keywords
    Hydrachnidia , Pontarachnidae , Turkey , new species
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Record number

    2528573