Description of two new Rhombognathus species (Acari: Trombidiformes: Halacaridae) from Tenerife (Canary Islands)

Durucan F., de la Paz J. C., Hernández-Teixidor D.

Zootaxa, vol.5636, no.3, pp.587-596, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5636 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.11646/zootaxa.5636.3.12
  • Journal Name: Zootaxa
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.587-596
  • Keywords: Atlantic Ocean, Intertidal, Macaronesia, marine mites, meiofauna, new species, Prostigmata
  • Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: No

Abstract

In the present study, two new species of the genus Rhombognathus Trouessart 1888, R. cilbizi sp. nov. and R. andrevae sp. nov. are described. These species were found in intertidal zone on two different macroalgae species (Rhodomelaceae sp., and Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis) at two sites in Tenerife, Canary Islands.