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Torrenticola eurytopica n. sp. (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Torrenticolidae), the only European member of the genus inhabiting both running and standing waters

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, morphological data and DNA barcoding were used to re-examine voucher specimens of Torrenticola meridionalis Di Sabatino and Cicolani, 1990, from southern Italy and the Balkans. Populations from the Balkans previously attributed to T. meridionalis are herein described as a new species, T. eurytopica n. sp. This new species appears to be the only member of the genus in the Palaearctic known to inhabit both running waters (streams and rivers) and standing waters, such as the ancient Prespa Lake.

Source: Acarologia

DOI: 10.24349/n9hh-29w1

Authors: Vladimir Pešić, Andrej Zawal, Tom Goldschmidt

Institutions: University of Montenegro, University of Szczecin, Bavarian State Collection of Zoology

Language: English

Topic: Study of Mite Species

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4416402847

FWCI: 1.871

Cites: 23

Cited by: 2

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