- Natural and Engineering Sciences
- Vol: 2 Issue: 3
- First record of Atelopsalis pacifica (Acari: Halacaridae) from Turkey
First record of Atelopsalis pacifica (Acari: Halacaridae) from Turkey
Authors : Furkan Durucan, Yunus Omer Boyaci
Pages : 10-13
Doi:10.28978/nesciences.348327
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Publication Date : 2017-10-30
Article Type : Other
Abstract :The genus Atelopsalis is reported for the first time from Turkey. The material examined in the present study was collected at Kaş (36.157583° N, 29.630333° E) from 30 m depth on the West Coast of Antalya in Turkey. General information on the morphology of a protonymph of male Atelopsalis pacifica are described in this paper, with original illustrations.Keywords : Atelopsalis, Acari, Halacaridae, Mediterranean Sea, Antalya