Opilioacarus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opilioacarida |
| Family: | Opilioacaridae |
| Genus: | Opilioacarus With, 1902 [1] |
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| Opilioacarus segmentatus With, 1902
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Opilioacarus is a genus of opilioacarid mites native to the Mediterranean region. The following species are recognised:[2]
- Opilioacarus baeticus Moraza et al. 2022, Iberian Peninsula[2]
- Opilioacarus brignolii Araújo & di Palma, 2018, Southern Italy, Sardinia
- Opilioacarus italicus (With, 1904) Sicily
- Opilioacarus segmentatus With, 1902 Greece, Algeria, Uzbekistan? (possibly in need of splitting[2])
- †Opilioacarus aenigmus Dunlop et al. 2004 Baltic amber, Eocene
- †?Opilioacarus groehni Dunlop & Bernardi, 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) (tentatively placed in this genus)
The following species have been transferred elsewhere:
- Opilioacarus bajacalifornicus Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
- Opilioacarus nicaraguensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
- Opilioacarus nohbecanus Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
- Opilioacarus ojastii (Lehtinen, 1980)
- Opilioacarus orghidani Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977
- Opilioacarus platensis Silvestri, 1905
- Opilioacarus siankaanensis Vázquez & Klompen, 2002
- Opilioacarus texanus (Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1942)
- Opilioacarus vanderhammeni Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977
References[edit]
- ^ "Opilioacarus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b c Moraza, María L.; Prieto, Carlos E.; Balanzategui, Iñaki (2021-03-30). "A new species of the genus Opilioacarus With, 1902 (Acari: Opilioacarida) for the Iberian Peninsula". Acarologia. 61 (1): 128–147. doi:10.24349/acarologia/20214422.
Data related to Opilioacarus at Wikispecies
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