Published January 1, 2012 | Version v1
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Water mites of the genus Sperchon Kramer (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Sperchontidae) from Turkey, with description of a new species from Taurus Mountains (southern Turkey)

  • 1. Suleyman Demirel Univ, Egirdir Fisheries Fac, TR-32200 Isparta, Turkey
  • 2. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Univ, Fac Sci & Arts, Burdur, Turkey
  • 3. Uludag Univ, Fac Educ, Bursa, Turkey

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A new water mite species Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) serapae n. sp. is described. The material was collected from a slow-flowing stream during field study on the water mite fauna of the Lakes region in southwestern Turkey. An updated list of hitherto known species of Sperchon Kramer from Turkey, including nomenclatural changes and numerous new locality records to the species, is also given.

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