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Ameronothrus retweet Pfingstl & Shimano, 2022
Description Figure 2. Photographs of male (upper row) and female (lower row) Ameronothrus retweet sp. n. specimens in dorsal (left side) and ventral view (right side).
The dorsal depiction of male and female specimen shows obvious sexual dimorphism.
Source: Pfingstl, T.; Hiruta, S. F.; Bardel-Kahr, I.; Obae, Y.; Shimano, S. (2022). Another mite species discovered via social media - Ameronothrus retweet sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida) from Japanese coasts, exhibiting an interesting sexual dimorphism. International Journal of Acarology. 48(4-5): 348-358., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2022.2074538
PNG file - 4.19 MB - 1 890 x 2 340 pixels added on 2022-07-011 846 viewsWoRMS taxa Ameronothrus retweet Pfingstl & Shimano, 2022checked Pfingstl, Tobias 2023-03-14
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