Mangrove halacarid fauna (Halacaridae, Acari) of the Dampier region, Western Australia, with description of five new species

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1855-1877

  Bartsch, I ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acari; Dampier; Halacaridae; Mangroves; Meiofauna; New species; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

MANGROVE; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; AGAUOPSIS; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; COPIDOGNATHUS; HALACARIDAE; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOBACTRUS; ORIBATIDA; PROSTIGMATA; RHIZOPHORA; RHIZOPHORA STYLOSA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; RHOMBOGNATHUS;

EID: 0043166579     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930110089184     Document Type: Article

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