Mediterranean and Black Sea marine halacarids (Halacaridae: Acari): A review

Mediterranean and Black Sea marine halacarids (Halacaridae: Acari): A review

Furkan Durucan

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6168-2135

Department of Aquaculture, Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Isparta, 32260, TURKEY

Abstract

The information of marine halacarid fauna and research history are reviewed using 76 published papers on the Mediterranean and Black Sea region. In total, 105 marine halacarid species belonging to 25 genera have been recorded till now from the region. Additionally, a genus level key to Mediterranean and Black Sea halacarid species is presented.

Keywords: Prostigmata, meiofauna, halacarid mites, species diversity, Mediterranean, Black Sea

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