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Issue: Vol. 3994 No. 1: 30 Jul. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-07-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3994.1.3
Page range: 69–93
Abstract views: 21
PDF downloaded: 1

Morphology and taxonomy of deutonymphs of the genus Unionicola Haldeman, 1842 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Unionicolidae) in Russia

Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Nekouzkii District, Yaroslavl Province, 152742 Russia.
Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022 Russia.
water mites Unionicolidae Unionicola morphology deutonymphs identification key Russia

Abstract

This study presents a detailed taxonomic review of water mite deutonymphs of the genus Unionicola Haldeman, 1842 (Hygrobatoidea: Unionicolidae) found in the fauna of Russia during the long-term survey period of 1979–2013. The review includes descriptions and illustrations of 14 Unionicola species found in this country: U. aculeata (Koenike, 1890), U. arcuata (Wolcott, 1898), U. bonzi (Claparède, 1869), U. hankoi Szalay, 1927, U. intermedia (Koenike, 1882), U. japonensis Viets, 1933, U. inusitata Koenike, 1914, U. tricuspis (Koenike, 1895), U. crassipes (Müller, 1776), U. gracilipalpis (Viets, 1908), U. markovensis Tuzovskij, 1990, U. minor (Soar, 1900), U. rossica Tuzovskij & Semenchenko, 2015, U. ypsilophora (Bonz, 1783). Key to all species based on deutonymphs is presented.