Acherontacarus smokyensis n. sp., the first species of the family Acherontacaridae described from North America (Acari: Hydrachnidiae: Hydrovolzioidea)
Smith IM. 2010. Acherontacarus smokyensis n. sp., the first species of the family Acherontacaridae described from North America (Acari: Hydrachnidiae: Hydrovolzioidea). International Journal of Acarology. 36(3):237-241
Adults of Acherontacarus smokyensis n. sp. are described from interstitial water in rocky riffles of the Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the southern Appalachian Mountains of the USA. This is the first species of the genus Acherontacarus and the family Acherontacaridae to be described from North America.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Smith, Ian
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Acherontacaridae, Acherontacarus, All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00374, interstitial habitat, Little Pigeon River, New Species, SER, Southeast Region, water mites
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates