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A new genus of oribatid mite, Spineremaeus gen. nov. and three new species of Scapheremaeus (Acari: Oribatida: Cymbaeremaeidae) from Norfolk Island, South-west Pacific, and their biogeographical affinities

dc.contributor.authorColloff, Matthew J.en
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-01T17:41:23Z
dc.date.available2026-01-01T17:41:23Z
dc.date.issued2011-04-21en
dc.description.abstractA new genus of oribatid mite, Spineremaeus is erected and its type species, S. smithi sp. nov., is described from Norfolk Island, as well as three new species belonging to the genus Scapheremaeus. Spineremaeus is morphologically closest to the Emarginatus species-group of Scapheremaeus, found in Australia, Java and New Zealand. Scapheremaeus pinguis sp. nov. is closest morphologically to S. emarginatus from New Zealand. Scapheremaeus pacificus sp. nov. and S. tumidus sp. nov., members of the Carinatus species-group, are closest morphologically to each other and to S. insularis, also from New Zealand. Thus all four cymbaeremaeid species from Norfolk Island show strongest biogeographical affinities with the oribatid fauna of New Zealand rather than Australia.en
dc.description.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.format.extent19en
dc.identifier.issn1175-5326en
dc.identifier.otherORCID:/0000-0002-3765-0627/work/171152891en
dc.identifier.scopus79955149694en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733801789
dc.language.isoenen
dc.sourceZootaxaen
dc.subjectBiogeographyen
dc.subjectDispersalen
dc.subjectMiteen
dc.subjectMorphologyen
dc.subjectOribatiden
dc.subjectTaxonomyen
dc.titleA new genus of oribatid mite, Spineremaeus gen. nov. and three new species of Scapheremaeus (Acari: Oribatida: Cymbaeremaeidae) from Norfolk Island, South-west Pacific, and their biogeographical affinitiesen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage37en
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage19en
local.contributor.affiliationColloff, Matthew J.; CSIROen
local.identifier.doi10.11646/zootaxa.2828.1.2en
local.identifier.purecda8bb03-c1bf-4086-9034-f0a0b6a64ae9en
local.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79955149694en
local.type.statusPublisheden

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