Biology:Opilioacarus

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Short description: Genus of mites

Opilioacarus
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
Opilioacarus baeticus (cropped).png
Photo of Opilioacarus baeticus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opilioacarida
Family: Opilioacaridae
Genus: Opilioacarus
With, 1902 [1]
Type species
Opilioacarus segmentatus
With, 1902

Opilioacarus is a genus of opilioacarid mites native to the Mediterranean region. The following species are recognised:[2]

  • Opilioacarus baeticus Moraza et al. 2022, Iberian Peninsula[2]
  • Opilioacarus brignolii Araújo & di Palma, 2018, Southern Italy, Sardinia
  • Opilioacarus italicus (With, 1904) Sicily
  • Opilioacarus segmentatus With, 1902 Greece, Algeria, Uzbekistan? (possibly in need of splitting[2])
  • †Opilioacarus aenigmus Dunlop et al. 2004 Baltic amber, Eocene
  • †?Opilioacarus groehni Dunlop & Bernardi, 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) (tentatively placed in this genus)

The following species have been transferred elsewhere:

  • Opilioacarus bajacalifornicus Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
  • Opilioacarus nicaraguensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
  • Opilioacarus nohbecanus Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
  • Opilioacarus ojastii (Lehtinen, 1980)
  • Opilioacarus orghidani Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977
  • Opilioacarus platensis Silvestri, 1905
  • Opilioacarus siankaanensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
  • Opilioacarus texanus (Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1942)
  • Opilioacarus vanderhammeni Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977

References

  1. ↑ "Opilioacarus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=734592. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Moraza, María L.; Prieto, Carlos E.; Balanzategui, Iñaki (2021-03-30). "A new species of the genus Opilioacarus With, 1902 (Acari: Opilioacarida) for the Iberian Peninsula". Acarologia 61 (1): 128–147. doi:10.24349/acarologia/20214422. https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=4422. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3014136 entry




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