Unionicola (Hexatax) mexicana sensu Cook, 1980
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5072.2.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F11C5EFE-8B45-4F58-B7E9-741D27EB47B6 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5733724 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039E1C1E-FFAF-FF9A-FF62-B72DFC44351C |
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Unionicola (Hexatax) mexicana sensu Cook, 1980 |
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Unionicola (Hexatax) mexicana sensu Cook, 1980
Report associated with sponges: This species was mentioned as ‘sponge-mite’ in North America ( Vidrine 1996; Edwards & Vidrine 2013).
Remarks: This species belongs to the ‘ U. crassipes —complex’, It needs further study (emphasizing developmental study) to get a better idea about its association with freshwater sponges.
Cook, D. R. (1980) Studies on Neotropical Water Mites. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Ann Arbor, 31, 1 - 645.
Edwards, D. D. & Vidrine, M. F. (2013) Mites of freshwater mollusks. M. F. Vidrine, Eunice, Louisiana, 336 pp.
Vidrine, M. F. (1996) North American Najadicola and Unionicola: diagnoses and distributions. Gail Q. Vidrine Collectibles, Eunice, Louisiana, 356 pp.
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SubOrder |
Prostigmata |
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SuperFamily |
Hygrobatoidea |
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SubFamily |
Unionicolinae |
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Hexatax |