The Namaqua plumefoot mite (Eatoniana namaquensis) is a species of mite of the subfamily Erythraeinae in the family Erythraeidae.[1][2]
Namaqua plumefoot mite | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Erythraeidae |
Genus: | Eatoniana |
Species: | E. namaquensis
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Binomial name | |
Eatoniana namaquensis Lawrence, 1937
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Range
editThe species is native to South Africa and was described from Kamieskroon in Namaqualand.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Eatoniana namaquensis (Lawrence, 1937)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Eatoniana namaquensis". www.itis.gov.
- ^ Lawrence, R. F. (1937). "A new species of plume-footed mite from south Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 32 (3): 269–279.
- ^ Mąkol, J; Wohltmann, A (2012). "An annotated checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae". InAnnales Zoologici. 62 (3): 359–562. doi:10.3161/000345412X656671.