Coraciacarus muellermotzfeldi Dabert & Alberti, 2008
Huia mite
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1879
Distribution
New Zealand
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
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.
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