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  Family Unionicolidae

Genus Unionicola

    Species U. abnormipes
    Species U. aculeata
    Species U. arcuata
    Species U. campelomaicola
    Species U. crassipes
    Species U. figuralis
    Species U. formosa
    Species U. fossulata
    Species U. indistincta
    Species U. intermedia
    Species U. pectinata
    Species U. serrata
    Species U. stricta
    Species U. tumida
    Species U. ypsilophora

Taxon Information

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

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

Literature Records

• Unionicola, [North America] (Smith et al., 2010).
• Unionicola, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Unionicola, "About 20 named species from [North America] ... Distr.: N.A., S.A., Eu., Af., As., Aus., E.I." (Newell, 1959).
• Unionicola (Pentatax), (Newell, 1959).
• Unionicola (Hexatax), (Newell, 1959).
• Unionicola (Polyatax), (Newell, 1959).
• Unionicola (Neoatax), (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.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• 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