Bdellid & Cunaxid Databases in the Catalogue of Life
Citation
Den Heyer J. & Hernandes F.A. (2019). BdelloideaBase: Bdellid & Cunaxid Databases (version Feb 2013). In: Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2019). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.Description
The Bdelloidea are free-living, predatory mites with a cosmopolitan distribution, inhabiting practically all temperate zones. They inhabit the top soil layer, most vegetation strata and the marine littoral zone. The CunaxidBase was compiled by Dr. Jacob den Heyer (custodian), consisting of 329 species and 4 synonyms. The BdellidBase, consisting of 246 valid species and 66 synonyms, was compiled by Drs Jacob den Heyer and F.A. Hernandes (custodian). The BdelloideaBase substitutes for the CunaxidBase of the 2011 Annual Checklist.Taxonomic Coverages
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Den Heyer J. & Hernandes F.A.originator
Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa; Departamento de Zoologia e Botanica, Acarology laboratory, UNESP - Sao Paulo State University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Leiden
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Species 2000 Secretariat
Leiden
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homepage: http://www.sp2000.org/
Den Heyer J. & Hernandes F.A.
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Species 2000 Secretariat c/o Naturalis
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