Halacarellus obsoletus Bartsch 1995
- Dataset
- A checklist of halacarid and hydrachnid mites (Acari, Halacaridae & Hydrachnidia) associated with sponges (Porifera)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Trombidiformes
- family
- Halacaridae
- genus
- Halacarellus
- species
- Halacarellus obsoletus
distribution
Report associated with sponges: This species was reported among hexactinellid Rossella antarctica, R. nuda, R. racovitzae, and Anoxycalyx (Scolymastra) joubini (cited as Scolymastra joubini) collected from eastern Weddell Sea (Bartsch 1995). Remarks: According to the mite's morphology, it is specialized for a life in sponge tissue (Bartsch 1995).
Name
- Homonyms
- Halacarellus obsoletus Bartsch 1995