Austrophthiracarus tawhai Liu & Zhang, 2013

NZOR Identifier: c5a9c490-16b9-4bad-8d1e-acc7fba2171f

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 833274ef-272a-4d33-9404-37ca85f71608)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
subphylum
Chelicerata
class
Arachnida
subclass
Acaromorpha
infraclass
Acari
superorder
Acariformes
order
Sarcoptiformes
suborder
Oribatida [(excluding astigmata])
family
Phthiracaridae
genus
Austrophthiracarus
species
Austrophthiracarus tawhai Liu & Zhang, 2013

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Endemic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Liu & Zhang
Rank
species
Published in
Liu, D.; Zhang, Z.-Q. 2013: Two new species of Austrophthiracarus (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaridae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 3682(2): 385-391.
Micro-reference (page)
388
Year
2013
Nomenclatural Comment
The new name (noun in apposition) is from Māori Tāwhai (silver beech, Nothofagus menziesii) endemic to New Zealand. This new species was collected from the litter in a silver beech forest.
Governing Code
ICZN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
833274ef-272a-4d33-9404-37ca85f71608
According to
Liu, D.; Zhang, Z.-Q. 2013: Two new species of Austrophthiracarus (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaridae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 3682(2): 385-391.
Has Parent
Austrophthiracarus (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Austrophthiracarus tawhai Liu & Zhang, 2013 (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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