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Corallihalacarus chilcottensis sp. nov., (Acarina: Halacaridae), a new genus and species of marine mite from Chilcott Islet in the Coral Sea

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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A new genus and species of marine mite, Corallihalacarus chilcottensis sp. nov. was described from Chilcott Islet in the Coral Sea. Two female specimens were extracted from coarse coral sand collected from the reef slope at Chilcott Island on 14 September 1998. The reef slope was covered with algae, hydroids and rubble.A new subfamily, Mictognathinae was also established to incorporate the genera, Corallihalacarus and Mictognathus. This research was conducted as part of a survey of marine mites from northern Australia. The holotype (S105139) and paratype (S105140) were lodged with the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville.

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Title Corallihalacarus chilcottensis sp. nov., (Acarina: Halacaridae), a new genus and species of marine mite from Chilcott Islet in the Coral Sea
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/28639cbb-6371-4245-9f63-309823bf212e
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 "Corallihalacarus chilcottensis sp. nov., (Acarina: Halacaridae), a new genus and species of marine mite from Chilcott Islet in the Coral Sea". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/corallihalacarus-chilcottensis-sp-nov-acarina-halacaridae-a-new-genus-and-species-of-marine-mit1