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Taxonomic notes on halacarids (Acari) from the Skagerrak area

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A total of 27 halacarid species were found in sediments taken at 5–25 m depth off the western coast of Sweden. The four speciesCopidognathus magnipalpus, Actacarus obductus, Coloboceras longiusculus, andLohmannella multisetosa are new to the fauna of the northeastern North Atlantic; taxonomic diagnoses of these species are given.Anomalohalacarus septentrionalis andCamactognathus borealis, both new species, are described.

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Bartsch, I. Taxonomic notes on halacarids (Acari) from the Skagerrak area. Helgolander Meeresunters 45, 97–106 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02365638

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