Paratriophtydeus (Platytydaeolus) russelli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tydeoidea
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: Acariformes Ordo: Trombidiformes Subordo: Prostigmata Cohort: Eupodina Superfamilia: Tydeoidea

Familia: Iolinidae
Subfamilia: Tydaeolinae
Genus: Paratriophtydeus
Subgenus: Platytydaeolus
Species: P. (P.) russelli

Name

Paratriophtydeus (Platytydaeolus) russelli Łaniecka & Kaźmierski, 2023

• Type locality: Soil (sand). Sandhausen (coordinates: 49°20'N 08°39'E), seven kilometers south of Heidelberg (Germany)
• Holotype: ♀ - SMN (Slide 96/64586 )

Notes

• Type-species of the subgenus Platytydaeolus.
• This psammophilous species is, first, reported by Russell & Alberti (2009) before the description by Łaniecka et al. (2023).

References

• Łaniecka, I., Kaźmierski, A., Magowski, W. & Łaniecki, R. 2023. New subgenus and species of Tydaeolinae (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Tydeoidea) from Germany. Systematic & Applied Acarology 28(4): 732–741. Reference page. 
• Russell, D.J. & Alberti, G. 2009. Actinedid mite community diversity in a succession gradient in continental sand-dune habitats of central Europe. In: Sabelis, M.W. & Bruin, J. (Eds.), Trends in Acarology. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress. Dordrecht (Netherlands), Springer, pp. 135–142. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9837-5_21