Biology:Geckobia

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Short description: Genus of parasitic mite


Geckobia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Pterygosomatidae
Genus: Geckobia
Mégnin, 1878
Species

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Geckobia is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Pterygosomatidae.[1]

Species

Selected species include:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fajfer, Monika (February 2015). "Mites of the new species group nitidus (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae: Geckobia), parasites of lizards in South America". Systematic Parasitology 90 (2): 213–220. doi:10.1007/s11230-014-9545-9. ISSN 1573-5192. PMID 25655118. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25655118/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Prawasti, TARUNI SRI; Farajallah, ACHMAD; Raffiudin, RIKA (2013-06-01). "Three Species of Ectoparasite Mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) Infested Geckos in Indonesia" (in en). HAYATI Journal of Biosciences 20 (2): 80–88. doi:10.4308/hjb.20.2.80. ISSN 1978-3019. 
  3. Bertrand M., Pfliegler W.P and Sciberras A.(2012) Does the African native host explain the African origin of the parasite? The Maltese Gekobia estherae n.sp parasitic on Tarentola mauritanica (Acari:Raphignathoidea :Pterygosomatidae). Acarologia 52(4): 353–366.

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