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  Family Torrenticolidae

Genus Torrenticola

    Species T. amplexa
    Species T. anomala
    Species T. bittikoferae
    Species T. californica
    Species T. compacta
    Species T. cooki
    Species T. ellipsoides
    Species T. geographica
    Species T. indistincta
    Species T. jordanensis
    Species T. kittatinniana
    Species T. mercedensis
    Species T. neoanomala
    Species T. nigroalba
    Species T. oblongata
    Species T. obovatus
    Species T. occidentalis
    Species T. rufoalba
    Species T. sierrensis
    Species T. simulans
    Species T. tahoei
    Species T. tricolor
    Species T. wadellica

Taxon Information

The Genus Torrenticola has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Torrenticola, [North America] (Smith et al., 2010).
• Torrenticola, "About 15 species recorded from [North America] ... Distr.: N.A., S.A., Eu., Af., As., E.I." (Newell, 1959).
• Torrenticola (Rusetria), (Newell, 1959).

Bibliography

• Smith, I.M., D.R. Cook & B.P. Smith. 2010. Water mites (Hydrachnidiae) and other arachnids. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 485-586.
• Newell, I.M. 1959. Acari. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 1080-1116.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Water Mites of North America