Species-group concepts and biogeography of the genus Crotonia (Acari: Oribatida: Crotoniidae), with new species from South and Central America

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2081, 2009, Pages 1-30

  Colloff, Matthew J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Australia; Dispersal; Gondwana; New Zealand; Taxonomy; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACULEATA; CERVICORNIA; CROTONIA; CROTONIA BRACHYROSTRUM; CROTONIIDAE; DICELLA; LANCEOLATA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); ORIBATIDA;

EID: 65949114288     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2081.1.1     Document Type: Article

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