Five new species in the subgenusParasitatax(Acari: Unionicolidae:Unionicola) from North America and asia, with a re-evaluation of related species
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Acarology
- Vol. 12 (3) , 141-153
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01647958608683456
Abstract
Five new species (Unionicola (Parasitatax) dimocki, arcuatoides, bishopi, cooki and tumidoides) are described for the first time. All species in Parasitatax are mussel parasites. The species of the subgenus are re-evaluated, and distribution and host records are reported for U. ypsilophora (Bonz), U. arcuata (Wolcott), U. tumida (Wolcott) and U. thienemanni Viets.Keywords
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