Bdellid & Cunaxid Databases
Citation
Den Heyer, J., & Hernandes, F. A. (2024). Bdellid & Cunaxid Databases (version Feb 2013). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life (Version 2024-11-18). Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dg6lk-3b9Description
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). BdelloideaBase substituted CunaxidBase in the Catalogue of Life of 2011-2023. Since May 2024 CunaxidBase has been separated from BdelloideaBase.
Taxonomic Coverages
Bdellid mites
Geographic Coverages
Global
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
J. Den Heyeroriginator
F.A. Hernandes
originator
administrative point of contact
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein
ZA
administrative point of contact
Sao Paulo State University
Sao Paulo
BR
J Den Heyer
administrative point of contact