New records of marine water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from Turkey

Durucan F.

Persian Journal of Acarology, vol.10, no.2, pp.145-153, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.22073/pja.v10i2.65665
  • Journal Name: Persian Journal of Acarology
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.145-153
  • Keywords: Antalya, Izmir, Marine mites, Mediterranean sea, New records, Pontarachnidae
  • Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this study, five pontarachnid marine mites i.e. Litarachna communis Walter, 1925, L. duboscqi Walter, 1925, Pontarachna adriatica Morselli, 1980, P. aenariensis Mari & Morselli, 1983 and P. punctulum Philippi, 1840 are reported from Antalya and Izmir. Among them, P. aenariensis is new record for the Turkish fauna (1). Pontarachna adriatica and P. punctulum are first time recorded from Antalya (2). Deutonymph of L. communis (3) and male of L. duboscqi (4) are also for the first time reported from Turkey. Each species is illustrated and briefly described with notes and lastly showed on Turkey's map.