Thoracophoracarus cooki

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arrenuroidea

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: Anystina Hypordo: Parasitengona Superfamilia: Arrenuroidea

Familia: Arrenuridae
Genus: Thoracophoracarus
Species: Thoracophoracarus cooki

Name

• Thoracophoracarus cooki Gerecke, 2009: 138, figs. 7; 8

Holotype: MNHN Ac1118, ♂, 24.VII.2001, 15.4°C, 0.091 mS/ cm.

Type locality: Madagascar, MD 014, Anjozorobe (Antananarivo), Ravoandrina, left affl uent of riv. Ampanakamonty upstream from MD 013, draining a forest clearing, 1230 m.

Etymology: This species is dedicated to Dave Cook who generously made possible the investigation of the water mite fauna of Madagascar and continuously supports the author’s research with helpful suggestions and encouragement.

References

• Gerecke, R., 2009: Revisional studies on Thoracophoracarus K. Viets, 1914 (Arachnida, Acari, Hydrachnidia, Arrenuridae). Zoosystema, 31(1): 127–145. DOI: 10.5252/z2009n1a7.