Halacarellus auzendei (Bartsch, 1990)

Chatterjee, Tapas, 2021, A checklist of deep-sea halacarid mites (Acari, Halacaridae) found from more than 1000 m depth, Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (23), pp. 249-268 : 257

Halacarellus auzendei (Bartsch, 1990)

Syn.: Agauopsis auzendei Bartsch, 1990

Record from more than 1000 m depth – ANE - 23°N 45°W, 3878 m depth, sediment from the base of an active chimney, hydrothermal vent, a volcanic ridge in the mid-Atlantic Ridge — Bartsch (1990b); ANE - Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 23° N 45° W, 3478–3520 m depth — Bartsch (1990b, 1994); ANE - Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Lucky Strike, 37° N 32° W, 1700 m depth — Cuvelier et al. (2014).

Remarks – This species was reported from hydrothermal vent area. Halacarellus auzendei described first as Agauopsis auzendei by Bartsch (1990b) based on female and deautonymph. Bartsch (1994) transferred this species to the genus Halacarellus after observing the perigenital setae of male specimens. Bartsch (2009) mentioned this species in the checklist as Halacarellus auzendei .