Limnohalacarus wackeri Walter, 1914

Chatterjee, Tapas, 2021, A checklist of halacarid mites (Acari: Halacaridae) associated with decapod crustaceans (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Decapoda), Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (2), pp. 155-166 : 159

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scientific name	Limnohalacarus wackeri Walter, 1914
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Syns.: Halacarus wackeri Walter, 1914 , Limnohalacarus wackeri var. astacicola Viets, 1927 , Limnohalacarus astacicolus Viets, 1927 - K.O. Viets 1987, Limnohalacarus mauritzi Romijn & Viets, 1924

Records associated with decapod crustaceans – This species was found on cray fish Astacus astacus (syn.: Potamobius astacus ) from Germany ( Viets 1927). This species was also found on branchial cavity of Astacus astacus from Poland ( Wiszniewski 1939). It was also reported on branchial cavity of Orconectes limosus from Lake Ińsko, Poland ( Zawal 1998).

Other records – It was found at the bottom sediments of standing, slow flowing waters ( Bartsch 2006b).

References

Bartsch, I. (2006 b) Acari: Halacaroidea. In: Gerecke, R. (Ed.), Susswasserfauna von Mitteleuropa 7 / 2 - 1, Chelicerata: Araneae, Acari I. Elsevier, Spektrum, Heidelberg, pp. 113 - 157.

Viets, K. (1927) Mitteilungen uber das Vorkomen von Halacariden in der Kiemenhohle des Flusskrebses. Verhandlungen des Internationalen Verein Limnologie, 3: 460 - 473.

Wiszniewski, J. (1939) Uber die Fauna der Kiemenh ¨ ohle der Flusskrebse. Archiwum Hydrobiologii i Rybactwa, 12: 124 - 162.

Zawal, A. (1998) Water mites (Hydracarina) in the brachial cavity of crayfish Orconectes limosus (Raf. 1817). Acta Hydrobiolgica, 40: 49 - 54.