A New Species of the Feather Mite Genus <i>Grallolichus</i> Gaud, 1960 (Acariformes: Pterolichidae): First Report of a Commensal Mite Specific to the Sungrebe (<i>Heliornis fulica</i>)

Feather mites of finfoots (Heliornithidae), a small gruiform family, are poorly and partly erroneously recognized. <i>Grallolichus heliornisi</i> sp. n. (Astigmata: Pterolichidae) is here described from the sungrebe <i>Heliornis fulica</i> as the first representative of the g...

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Main Author: Jacek Dabert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/20/3035