Coccorhagidia keithi is a species of prostig mite belonging to the family Rhagidiidae.[1] The species was first described by Russell W. Strandtmann in 1967, and is found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.[2]
| Coccorhagidia keithi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Rhagidiidae |
| Genus: | Coccorhagidia |
| Species: | C. keithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Coccorhagidia keithi Strandtmann, 1967
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Taxonomy
editThe species was first described by Russell W. Strandtmann in 1967, who named the species after New Zealand entomologist Keith Arthur John Wise.[2]
Description
editIt is one of the largest known species of Antarctic mites.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is found Victoria Land, Antarctica,[2] found in soil and under stones.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Coccorhagidia keithi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Strandtmann, R. W. (1967). Terrestrial Prostigmata (trombidiform mites). Antarctic Research Series. Vol. 10. pp. 51–80. doi:10.1029/AR010P0051. ISBN 978-0-87590-110-7. Wikidata Q129145038.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Broady, Paul A (2015). "Life on land: Non-aquatic ecosystems". Exploring the Last Continent: An Introduction to Antarctica: 201–228. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-18947-5_11.
- ^ P.J.A. Pugh (April 1993). "A synonymic catalogue of the Acari from Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic Islands and the Southern Ocean". Journal of Natural History. 27 (2): 323–421. doi:10.1080/00222939300770171. ISSN 0022-2933. Wikidata Q54504312.