In this study, five pontarachnid marine mites i.e. Litarachna communis Walter, 1925, L. duboscqi Walter, 1925, Pontarachna adriatica Morselli, 1980, P. aenariensis Mari & Morselli, 1983 and P. punctulum Philippi, 1840 are reported from Antalya and Izmir. Among them, P. aenariensis is new record for the Turkish fauna (1). Pontarachna adriatica and P.punctulum are first time recorded from Antalya (2). Deutonymph of L. communis (3) and male of L. duboscqi (4) are also for the first time reported from Turkey. Each species is illustrated and briefly described with notes and lastly showed on Turkey's map.
Durucan, F. (2025). New records of marine water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from Turkey. Persian Journal of Acarology, 10(2), 145–153. https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.2025.238653
MLA
Durucan, F. "New records of marine water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from Turkey", Persian Journal of Acarology, 10, 2, 2025, 145–153. doi: 10.22073/pja.2025.238653
HARVARD
Durucan, F. (2025). 'New records of marine water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from Turkey', Persian Journal of Acarology, 10(2), pp. 145–153. doi: 10.22073/pja.2025.238653
CHICAGO
Durucan, F., "New records of marine water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from Turkey." Persian Journal of Acarology, 10 2 (2025): 145–153, doi: 10.22073/pja.2025.238653
VANCOUVER
Durucan F. New records of marine water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from Turkey. Persian J. Acarol. 2025;10(2):145–153. doi: 10.22073/pja.2025.238653
