A new species of the water mite genus Kawamuracarus Uchida, 1937 from Costa Rica – the first spring dwelling representative of the genus (Acari, Hydrachnidia: Limnesiidae)
A new species of the interstitial water mite genus Kawamuracarus Uchida, 1937 is described from Costa Rica. Kawamuracarus tuzovskiji sp. nov. is the first record of this genus from a spring and is extending its known distribution on the American continent far southward. A key is provided to all Kawamuracarus species so far described from the New World.
Authors
- Tom Goldschmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5527-1719)
- Marcia M. Ramírez-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0167-4501)
Institutions
- Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (DE)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecologica Montenegrina
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.74.11
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03
Funders
- Forest Conservation Fund
- Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund