A NEW WATER MITE SPECIES OF THE GENUS PIONA KOCH (ACARI: HYDRACHNIDIA, PIONIDAE) FROM RUSSIA

About author:

Petr V. Tuzovsky,

Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
e-mail: tuz@ibiw.yaroslavl.ru

Annotation:

A description of a new water mite species, Piona nodatella (male, female), from standing waters of the Yaroslavl Province of Russia is presented.

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