The morphology of the larval stages of three species (Arrenurus mediorotundatus Thor, 1898; Arrenurus conicus Piers 1894; and Arrenurus cylindratus Piers, 1896) of the Megaluracarus subgenus (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae)

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Volumn 246, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-69

  Zawal, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

A. conicus; A. cylindratus; Acari; Arrenurus mediorotundatus; Hydrachnidia; Larvae; Morphology; Water mites

Indexed keywords

LARVA; MITE; MORPHOLOGY;

ACARI; ARRENURIDAE; ARRENURUS; HYDRACARINA;

EID: 33947191283     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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