WATER MITE SPECIES OF THE GENUS PROTZIA PIERSIG, 1896 (ACARI, HYDRACHNIDIA, HYDRYPHANTIDAE) OF 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

Acknowledgments:

This research was performed as part of a state assignment of the Federal Agency of Science Organizations (FASO), Russia (project № 0122-2014-0007). The author expresses his deep gratitude to V. A. Stolbov and T. S. Vshivkova for collecting the material and to the anonymous referees for reviewing the manuscript.

Annotation:

This study presents a detailed taxonomic review of water mites of the genus Protzia Piersig, 1896 (Acari, Hydryphantidae) found in Russia. In particular, the illustrations and descriptions of six Protzia species are provided: P. buryatica sp. n., P. caucasica (Sokolow, 1927), P. eximia (Protz, 1896), P. primoryensis sp. n., P. rotunda Walter, 1908) and P. uralensis sp. n.

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2021-29-1-67-80

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