Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Chelicerata > Class Arachnida > Subclass Micrura > Subclass Acari > Superorder Actinotrichida > Suborder Prostigmata > Suborder Anystina > Superfamily Hygrobatoidea > Family Pontarachnidae

Litarachna Walter, 1925

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Litarachna communis Walter, 1925
Litarachna denhami (Lohmann, 1909)
Litarachna divergens Walter, 1925
Litarachna duboscqi Walter, 1925

Literature

original description

Walter, C. (1925). Marine Hygrobatidae. Revision der Wassermilben‐Genera Pontarachna Philippi und Nautarachna Moniez. Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie. 14(1-2): 1-54.

basis of record

Smit, H. (2002). [Two new species of the water mite family Pontarachnidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with a discussion of the taxonomic status of Pontarachna hinumaensis Imamura]. Zootaxa 22: 1-8

additional source

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Litarachna Walter, 1925. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=227543

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2014-02-20 by Harry Smit

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