| Title | A new species of Halolaelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea) from beach wrack in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, USA, with comments on opisthonotal plasticity and cribral development in the family |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Krantz, G. W. |
| Secondary Title | Journal of Natural History |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 29-30 |
| Pagination | p. 1797-1812 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | arthropods, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Halolaelaps hatfieldi, Hatfield Marine Science Center, morphology, taxonomy, Ulva species, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | This article describes a new species of mite, Halolaelaps hatfieldi, found in the summer of 2013 on decomposing sea lettuce ()Ulva)) and eelgrass in a backwater of Yaquina Bay near the Hatfield Marine Science Center. The species is described through different life phases and diagnostic characteristics are given. The author discusses certain anatomical features and hypotheses about their possible functions. The species is named after the Hatfield Marine Science Center. |
| DOI | 10.1080/00222933.2016.1170904 |
| Series Title | Journal of Natural History |
