08 Eyl 2024 Pazar
New halacarid records from Antalya, Turkey (Acari: Halacaridae)
Abstract :In this study, halacarid mites were found from the western Turkish
Mediterranean Sea Coast at 6 sampling stations. As a result, 8 species
belonging to 6 different genera were identified. The following species are
recorded: Agaue chevreuxi (Trouessart,
1889), Agaue panopae (Lohmann, 1893), Halacaropsis hirsuta (Trouessart,
1889), Halacarus bisulcus (Viets,
1927), Maracarus gracilipes (Trouessart,
1889), Rhombognathus magnirostris Trouessart,
1889, Rhombognathus paratonops Bartsch,
1986 and Thalassarachna affinis (Trouessart,
1896). All are new records for the Mediterranean Sea Coast of Turkey (Levantine
Sea), whereas A. panopae, H. bisulcus and M. gracilipes are
recorded for the first time for Turkish coast. Of the
identified species, R. paratonops is the highest number of the
specimens (54 species, 29%), whereas H. hirsuta is the lowest number of the
specimens (6 species, 3%). Each species is
illustrated, briefly described in the present study with their data to habitat
and worldwide geographical distributions
Acari, Halacaridae, new records, Mediterranean
Sea, Levantine Sea, Antalya, Turkey