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Copyright © 2014
Bill Gerth
mite be a larva
Bandon, Coos County, Oregon, USA
July 2, 2014
Size: < 1mm
Caught in a pan trap on a salt marsh in the Coquille River Estuary. Is this a larval mite? Any thoughts on which one?
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Bill Gerth
on 6 November, 2014 - 7:12pm
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Ray Fisher
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Cool!
Hi Bill,
I am researching this group of mites for my PhD. Are you willing to ship the specimen? There are several things this could be, all of which need a microscope to confirm. It is almost certainly a new species. Is it preserved in ethanol?
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