Marine associated mites (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) of the African continent: Biogeography, new species and distribution records

Systematic and Applied Acarology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 320-334

  Pfingstl, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alismobates; Distribution; Indo Pacific; Juveniles; Schusteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959508857     PISSN: 13621971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11158/saa.21.3.7     Document Type: Article

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