Coccorhagidia keithi

Coccorhagidia keithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Rhagidiidae
Genus: Coccorhagidia
Species:
C. keithi
Binomial name
Coccorhagidia keithi
Strandtmann, 1967

Coccorhagidia keithi is a species of prostig mite belonging to the family Rhagidiidae.[1] The species was first described by Russell W. Strandtmann in 1967, and is found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.[2]

Taxonomy

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The species was first described by Russell W. Strandtmann in 1967, who named the species after New Zealand entomologist Keith Arthur John Wise.[2]

Description

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It is one of the largest known species of Antarctic mites.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is found Victoria Land, Antarctica,[2] found in soil and under stones.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Coccorhagidia keithi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Strandtmann, R. W. (1967). Terrestrial Prostigmata (trombidiform mites). Antarctic Research Series. Vol. 10. pp. 51–80. doi:10.1029/AR010P0051. ISBN 978-0-87590-110-7. Wikidata Q129145038. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Broady, Paul A (2015). "Life on land: Non-aquatic ecosystems". Exploring the Last Continent: An Introduction to Antarctica: 201–228. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-18947-5_11.
  4. ^ P.J.A. Pugh (April 1993). "A synonymic catalogue of the Acari from Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic Islands and the Southern Ocean". Journal of Natural History. 27 (2): 323–421. doi:10.1080/00222939300770171. ISSN 0022-2933. Wikidata Q54504312.