Ayersacarus gelidus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dermanyssoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Dermanyssina Superfamilia: Dermanyssoidea

Familia: Leptolaelapidae
Genus: Ayersacarus
Species: Ayersacarus gelidus

Name

• Ayersacarus gelidus Hunter, 1964
  • Authority for current placement: original
  • Current status: valid species
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Ayersacarus gelidus
  • Original genus: Ayersacarus Hunter, 1964
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: ANIC
  • Type locality: 'Lambing Gully, Macquarie I.'
  • ZooBank

References

Primary references

• Hunter, P.E. 1964. Laelaptid mites from Auckland and Macquarie Islands (Acarina: Laelaptidae). Pacific Insects Monograph 7(supplement): 630–641. BUGZ Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 631, and figs. 1-2]

Additional references

• Clark, J.M. & Hawke, D.J. 2012. Ayersacarus, an endemic mite genus from Zealandian seabird nest environments: revision, with four new species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Leptolaelapidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 39(1): 31–45. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2011.619201 . Reference page. 
• Watson, K.C. 1967: The terrestrial Arthropoda of Macquarie Island. ANARE scientific reports series B (I), zoology, (99) BUGZ Reference page.  [see p. 43]