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Spongihalacarus longiscutus, a new genus and species of marine mite (Acari: Prostimata: Halacaridae) associated with an alga-sponge symbiosis from the Great Barrier Reef

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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A new genus and species of marine mite, Spongihalacarus longiscutus n. sp. was described from Great Keppel Island. A single female specimen was extracted from "sponge weed", collected at a depth of 1 metre on 2 April 1999. "Sponge weed" is a symbiosis between the red alga, Ceratodictyon spongiosum and the sponge, Haliclona cymaeformis.A new subfamily, Spongihalacarinae n. subfam. was also established to incorporate this single genus. This research was conducted as part of a survey of marine mites from northern Australia. The holotype (QMS105568) was lodged with the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville.

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Title Spongihalacarus longiscutus, a new genus and species of marine mite (Acari: Prostimata: Halacaridae) associated with an alga-sponge symbiosis from the Great Barrier Reef
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2f821b66-fbdf-4bc6-85d7-c2683939aff7
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/11/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Spongihalacarus longiscutus, a new genus and species of marine mite (Acari: Prostimata: Halacaridae) associated with an alga-sponge symbiosis from the Great Barrier Reef". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/spongihalacarus-longiscutus-a-new-genus-and-species-of-marine-mite-acari-prostimata-halacaridae1