Phthiracarus pellucidus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phthiracaroidea

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: Oribatida Subordo: Mixonomata Infraordo: Euptyctima Superfamilia: Phthiracaroidea

Familia: Phthiracaridae
Genus: Phthiracarus
Species: Phthiracarus pellucidus

Name

• Phthiracarus pellucidus Ramsay, 1966
  • Authority for placement: original
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original genus: Phthiracarus Perty, 1841
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: NZAC, as 'Entomology Division, D.S.I.R., Nelson'
  • Type locality: 'Little Brother, off the coast of Arapawa Island at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound'
  • ZooBank: 7A45FECE-086C-48A4-94FA-73C83FF358E0

References

Primary references

• Ramsay, G.W. 1966: Three new box-mites (Acari: Oribatei: Phthiracaroidea) from The Brothers, Cook Strait, New Zealand. New Zealand journal of science 9(4): 901-912. full article on BUGZ Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 901, and figs. 1-11]

Selected links

• Qin, T.-K.; Henderson, R.C; Crosby, T.K.: Primary type specimens in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC): Acari. Version 1 - June 1997