Endoparasitic mites of the genus Endotrombicula Ewing, 1931 (Acari: Prostigmata: Parasitengona: Trombiculidae) from African and Madagascan anurans, with description of a new species

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-235

  Wohltmann, Andreas ^a   Du Preez, Louis ^b   Rödel, Mark Oliver ^c   Köhler, Jörn ^a   Vences, Miguel ^d  

^a North West University ^*  (Germany)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Amphibia; Anura; Endoparasites; Endotrombicula ptychadenae; Madagascar; Mantellidae; New species; Ptychadenidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ENDOTROMBICULA; ENDOTROMBICULA PILLERSI; MANTELLINAE; PARASITENGONA; PROSTIGMATA; PTYCHADENA MASCARENIENSIS; TROMBICULIDAE;

EID: 34748881147     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2007.031     Document Type: Article

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