First record of Copidognathus tectiporus (Viets, 1935) (Acari: Halacaridae) from the Lake Eğirdir, Isparta, Turkey

First record of Copidognathus tectiporus (Viets, 1935) (Acari: Halacaridae) from the Lake Eğirdir, Isparta, Turkey

In this study, morphological characters of all life stages of Copidognathus tectiporus (Viets, 1935) described and illustrated with habitat information and worldwide distribution. The family Halacaridae is recorded for the first time from the Lake Eğirdir, Isparta, Turkey.

___

  • Bartsch I. 1999. Freshwater Copidognathus (Halacarinae, Acari) in Europe: a re-evaluation. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 96: 169-179. Bartsch I. 2004. The Black Sea halacarid fauna (Halacaridae, Acari): faunal comparison with the Mediterranean, eastern North Atlantic, North Sea, and Baltic and reflection on its origin. Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Zoologische Reihe, 80(2): 143-158. Bartsch I. 2006. Acari: Halacaroidea. In: R.Gerecke (Ed.), Süßwasserfauna von Mitteleuropa 7/2-1, Chelicerata: Araneae, Acari I. Elsevier, Spektrum, Heidelberg. pp: 113-157. Baster J. 1758. Observationes de Corrallinis, iisque infidentibus polypis, aliisque animalculis marinis. Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society of London, 50: 258–279. Kramer P. 1879. Ueber die Milbengattungen Leptognathus Hodge, Raphignathus Dug., Caligonus Koch und die neue Gattung Cryptognathus. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 45: 142-157.