The first report on the Bdelloidea and Raphignathoidea mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) fromthe heights of Damavand Mountain, Iran

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors

1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran

Abstract
Mount Damavand is the highest elevation, at about 5628 m a.s.l. in Iran. It is an inactive volcanic mountain which was activated in Quaternary Period. It has numerous thermal springs. The peak of Damavand covers permanently snow during the entire year. The flora and fauna are very rich and include about 2000 plant species. Damavand is in the middle of the Alborz range, and near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, in Amol County, Mazandaran Province.

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