TY - JOUR
T1 - Systematics of testudacarine torrent mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) with descriptions of 13 new species from North America
AU - O’Neill, Joseph C.
AU - Fisher, J. Ray
AU - Nelson, Whitney A.
AU - Skvarla, Micheal J.
AU - Fisher, Danielle M.
AU - Dowling, Ashley P.G.
N1 - Funding Information:
Special thanks to Ian M. Smith (CNC) for his pioneering work in North American water mites and his gracious loan of resources; CNC for resources; Naturhistorisches Museum Basel for resources; Andrea J. Radwell for her training and sagely advice; Tom Goldschmidt and Hiroshi Abé for their help with translations and locating resources; Harry Smit and Vladimir Pešić for their helpful reviews; the library staff at the University of Arkansas and partnering institutions for making research so much easier and for preserving knowledge. Material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DEB 1134868.
Publisher Copyright:
© Joseph C. O’Neill et al.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Thirteen new species of North American Testudacarus (Torrenticolidae: Testudacarinae) are described: T. deceptivus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. hitchensi O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. harrisi O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. dennetti O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. dawkinsi O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. radwellae O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. kirkwoodae O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. hyporhynchus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. smithi O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. rollerae O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. elongatus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. rectangulatus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., and T. oblongatus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n. Testudacarus vulgaris Habeeb, 1954 is resurrected from synonymy with T. minimus and redescribed. Debsacarus (Habeeb, 1961), Testudacarus americanus Marshall, 1943, and T. minimus Marshall, 1943 are redescribed. All redescriptions are from original types. Species delimination was accomplished through examination of morphology, biogeography, and molecular phylogenetics of the barcoding region of COI. Other species are addressed and a key to world species is presented. For Testudacarinae, this represents the first published: 1) descriptions from multiple specimens (i.e. intraspecific variation); 2) colored photographs; 3) explicit illustrations and discussion of sexual dimorphism within the subfamily; 4) genetic data. A comprehensive testudacarine reference list is also included.
AB - Thirteen new species of North American Testudacarus (Torrenticolidae: Testudacarinae) are described: T. deceptivus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. hitchensi O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. harrisi O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. dennetti O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. dawkinsi O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. radwellae O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. kirkwoodae O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. hyporhynchus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. smithi O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. rollerae O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. elongatus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., T. rectangulatus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n., and T. oblongatus O’Neill & Dowling, sp. n. Testudacarus vulgaris Habeeb, 1954 is resurrected from synonymy with T. minimus and redescribed. Debsacarus (Habeeb, 1961), Testudacarus americanus Marshall, 1943, and T. minimus Marshall, 1943 are redescribed. All redescriptions are from original types. Species delimination was accomplished through examination of morphology, biogeography, and molecular phylogenetics of the barcoding region of COI. Other species are addressed and a key to world species is presented. For Testudacarinae, this represents the first published: 1) descriptions from multiple specimens (i.e. intraspecific variation); 2) colored photographs; 3) explicit illustrations and discussion of sexual dimorphism within the subfamily; 4) genetic data. A comprehensive testudacarine reference list is also included.
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U2 - 10.3897/zookeys.582.7684
DO - 10.3897/zookeys.582.7684
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84964311544
SN - 1313-2989
VL - 2016
SP - 13
EP - 110
JO - ZooKeys
JF - ZooKeys
IS - 582
ER -