Coraciacarus muellermotzfeldi Dabert & Alberti, 2008
Huia mite
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1879
Distribution
New Zealand
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: MUPP AMU G1/1
8 paratypes (3 females, 5 males) (also MUPP collection)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Dabert, J. and Alberti, G. (2008). A new species of the genus Coraciacarus (Gabuciniidae, Pterolichoidea) from the huia Heteralocha acutirostris (Callaeatidae, Passeriformes), an extinct bird species from New Zealand. Journal of Natural History 42(43-44): 2763-2776.
Other references:
Heath, Allen, Rolfe, Jeremy and Michel, Pascale. (2022). Conservation status of parasitic mites and ticks (Acari) in New Zealand, 2021. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 37. Department of Conservation, Wellington. 23 pp.
Hernandes, Fabio A. (2020). A review of the feather mite family Gabuciniidae Gaud & Atyeo (Acariformes Astigmata: Pterolichoidea) of Brazil, with descriptions of eleven new species. Zootaxa 4747(1): 1-53. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4747.1.1
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