Coprozercon
| Coprozercon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Suborder: | Monogynaspida |
| Infraorder: | Gamasina |
| Superfamily: | Zerconoidea |
| Family: | Coprozerconidae Moraza & Lindquist, 1999 |
| Genus: | Coprozercon Moraza & Lindquist, 1999 |
| Species: | C. scopaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coprozercon scopaeus Moraza & Lindquist, 1999 | |
Coprozercon scopaeus is a species of mite, placed in its own family, Coprozerconidae, in the order Mesostigmata.[1] It was described in 1999 from the feces of the Allegheny woodrat, Neotoma magister, in a cave in Kentucky.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Joel Hallan (ed.). "Coprozerconidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ↑ M. L. Moraza & E. E. Lindquist (1998). "Coprozerconidae, a new family of zerconoid mites from North America (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconoidea)". Acarologia. 39 (4): 291–313.