First records and descriptions of the marine littoral mite genus Amhyadesia Fain and Ganning 1979 (Acari : Astigmata : Hyadesiidae) from southern Africa

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 173-179

  Marshall, David J ^a   Nunkumar, Shamilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITE; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACARI; HYADESIIDAE;

EID: 0033510768     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1999.11448506     Document Type: Article

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