Sphaerochthonius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cosmochthonioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Oribatida Subordo: Enarthronota Superfamilia: Cosmochthonioidea

Familia: Sphaerochthoniidae
Genus: Sphaerochthonius
Species: S. bengalensis – S. fungifer – S. gemma – S. lipataensis – S. litoralis – S. longisetus – S. pallidus – S. phyllophorus – S. spectabilis – S. strinatii – S. suzukii – S. transversus – S. uruguayensis – S. variesetosus – S. wallworki – S. windsori

Name

Sphaerochthonius Berlese, 1910

Type species: Hypochthonius splendidus Berlese, 1904, by monotypy. (*Note: See also Sphaerochthonius elegans Berlese, 1910, 266 as spec. nov. in same work)

Gender: masculine

Synonymy

Sphaerochthonius Berlese, 1910: 218. (Protonym)
Sphaerochthoniella Mahunka, 1985: 368. Junior subjective synonym of Sphaerochthonius in ?).
- Type species: Sphaerochthonius transversus Wallwork, 1960, by original designation (and monotypy).

References

Primary references

Berlese, A. 1910. Acari nuovi. Manipulus V. & Manipulus VI. Redia 6(2): 199–234. BHL Reference page.
Mahunka, S. 1985. New and interesting mites from the Geneva Museum LIV. Oribatids from South India I (Acari: Oribatida). Revue suisse de zoologie 92(2): 367–383. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Subías, L.S. 2024. Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes, Oribatida) del mundo (excepto fósiles) (19a actualización). On-line publication, 545 pp. PDF Reference page.

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