Author | Hopkins, C.L. |
Year | 1961 |
Title | A Key to the Water Mites (Hydracarina) of the Flatford Area |
Series | Field Studies |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | Covers a selection of the common species, particularly those in the area of Flatford Mill (Suffolk) |
Source | Field Studies, Vol 1, No 3, 20pp, Field Studies Council |
Illustrations | 11 plates of line drawings in the centre |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Separately bound offprint from Field Studies which may be purchase from FSC Centres. It provides a dichotomous key to 81 species of Water Mite (approximately 25% of the then known UK spp), accompanied by copious line drawings. Can be downloaded |
Examine | Compound Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Mount in Viet’s Fluid, separate prep’s of appendages needed for some |
Identification difficulty | moderate |
Website url | fsj.field-studies-council.org/media/348012/vol1.3_19.pdf |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | HYDRACHNIDIA | water-mites | Animalia: Trombidoidea |
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