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A NEW AQUATIC ORIBATID MITE, TRIMALACONOTHRUS CRASSIPES N. SP. (FAMILY: MALACONOTHRIDAE), SOHAG, EGYPT

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Zoology and Entomology

Abstract

The oribatid mite Trimalaconothrus crassipes n. sp. was described for the first time from the roots of the floating aquatic plant, Eichhornia crassipes, River Nile, Girga, Sohag, Egypt. The present species has the characteristic features that are in accordance with those of family Malaconothridae and genus Trimalaconothrus. The present species has specific characters compared with characters of other species of the same genus. These characters are summarized as follows: six dorsal plates, fifteen pairs of notogastral setae, three pairs of granulated rounded organs, three pairs of exobothridial setae (ex1, ex2, ex3), epimeral setal formula (I- IV) is (3-2-2-2) and each coxal epimerae II is characterized by presence of two lateral processes.

DOI

10.21608/aunj.2017.221432

Keywords

Water mites, oribatid, Trimalaconothrus, Egypt

Volume

46

Article Issue

2

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31578

Issue Date

2017-12-01

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2022-02-23

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2017-12-01

Page Start

26

Page End

39

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2812-5029

Online ISSN

2812-5037

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AUNJ_Volume 46_Issue 2_Pages 26-39.pdf

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Assiut University Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research

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A NEW AQUATIC ORIBATID MITE, TRIMALACONOTHRUS CRASSIPES N. SP. (FAMILY: MALACONOTHRIDAE), SOHAG, EGYPT

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23 Jan 2023