New records of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Iran with the description of one new species based on morphology and DNA barcodes

Zootaxa. 2021 Dec 21;5082(5):425-440. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.5.2.

Abstract

In this study, based on morphology and DNA barcodes, new records of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) collected in August 2017 in North Iran are presented. Hydrodroma golestanica n. sp. (Hydrodromidae) is described as new for science. We also resurrect three previously synonymized species: Sperchon amuzgari Bader Sepasgosarian, 1979 (Sperchontidae), Monatractides persicus Pei Saboori, 2004 and Torrenticola baueri Bader Sepasgozarian, 1987 (Torrenticolidae).

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA
  • DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
  • Iran
  • Mites* / anatomy & histology
  • Mites* / genetics
  • Water

Substances

  • Water
  • DNA