A preliminary record on water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia) fauna in Canakkale province (Biga Peninsula, Turkey)

Authors : Pinar Gulle, Mehmet Akbulut, Serpil Odabasi, Deniz Anil Odabasi

Pages : 15-18

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Publication Date : 2014-07-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study has revealed first findings for water mites in Çanakkale Province, Biga Peninsula. According to the results of the field survey between 2008 and 2009, 11 Hydrachnidia species; Eylais megalostoma Koenike 1897, Lebertia fimbriata Thor 1899, Torrenticola insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(barsica insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Szalay 1933);, Limnesia walteri Migot 1926, Hygrobates longiporus Thor 1898, Hygrobates nigromaculatus Lebert 1879, Hygrobates longipalpis Hermann 1804, Atractides robustus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Sokolow 1940);, Atractides nodipalpis Thor 1899, Atractides longirostris insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Walter 1925);, Mideopsis crassipes Soar have been described at the Tuzla, Kocabaş Streams and Ayazma Creek for the first time.
Keywords : Water mite, Hydrachnidia, Biga Peninsula, Canakkale