Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

A checklist of halacarid mites (Acari: Halacaridae) associated with decapod crustaceans (Arthropoda,Crustacea, Decapoda)

Author
Crescent International School, Bario, Govindpur, Dhanbad 828109, Jharkhand, India Near Hari Mandir Road, Hirapur, Dhanbad 826001, Jharkhand, India;
10.22073/pja.v10i2.65624
Abstract
A compilation of halacarid mite species (Halacaridae) found associated with decapod crustaceans (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Decapoda) has been carried out based on published records. In this paper, we listed 24 species associated with crustaceans altogether. These 24 species belong to 10 genera, viz. Arhodeoporus (1 species), Astacopsiphagus (1 species), Copidognathus (11 species), Halacarellus (2 species), Limnohalacarus (1 species), Lohmannella (1 species), Porohalacarus (1 species), Porolohmannella (1 species), Soldanellonyx (2 species), Thalassarachna (3 species). Majority of the association types are probably commensals or occasional invaders in nature and only a few species are assumed to be parasitic.
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