Xenopacarus africanus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Tydeoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ereynetidae
Subfamilia: Lawrencarinae
Genus: Xenopacarus
Species: Xenopacarus africanus
Name
[edit]Xenopacarus africanus Fain, Baker & Tinsley, 1969
- Type locality: nasal cavity of Xenopus laevis (Daudin) (Anura, Pipidae), imported into England (Leeds - country of origin South Africa)
- Holotype: BMNH — ♀
- Type species of the genus Xenopacarus
References
[edit]- Fain, A., Baker, R.A. & Tinsley, R.C. 1969. Notes on a mite Xenopacarus africanus, n. g., n. sp. parasitic in the nasal cavities of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevi (Ereynetidae: Trombidiformes). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique africaines 80(3-4): 340–345.