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Zootaxa. 2021 Nov 29;5072(2):101-129. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5072.2.1.
A compilation of halacarid and hydrachnid mite species found associated with sponges has been carried out based on published records. Altogether 78 halacarid mites species belonging to 15 genera viz. Agaue (9 species), Agauopsis (7 species), Arhodeoporus (1 species), Atelopsalis (1 species), Bradyagaue (1 species), Copidognathus (27 species), Halacarellus (7 species), Halacaropsis (2 species), Halacarus (5 species), Lohmannella (3 species), Maracarus (3 species), Rhombognathides (3 species), Rhombognathus (4 species), Spongihalacarus (1 species), and Thalassarachna (4 species) are reported. Twenty-four hydrachnid mite species belonging to three families viz. Hygrobatidae (2 species), Unionicolidae (20 species) and Pontarachnidae (2 species) are included. Some species of Unionicolidae are mentioned as possible sponge-mite species. Further studies, emphasizing developmental studies of unionicolid mites to get better ideas about associations with freshwater sponges are needed. Molecular sequencing will reveal more cryptic species and improve the quality of re-descriptions of currently recognized species in these sponge associated mites.
基于已发表的记录，对与海绵相关的卤甲螨和水螨物种进行了汇编。共有 78 种卤甲螨物种属于 15 属，即：Agaue（9 种）、Agauopsis（7 种）、Arhodeoporus（1 种）、Atelopsalis（1 种）、Bradyagaue（1 种）、Cupidognathus（27 种）、Halacarellus（7 种）、Halacaropsis（2 种）、Halacarus（5 种）、Lohmannella（3 种）、Maracarus（3 种）、Rhombognathides（3 种）、Rhombognathus（4 种）、Spongihalacarus（1 种）和 Thalassarachna（4 种）。包括 Hygrobatidae（2 种）、Unionicolidae（20 种）和 Pontarachnidae（2 种）三个科的 24 种水螨。一些 Unionicolidae 物种被认为是可能的海绵螨物种。需要进一步的研究，强调对水螨发育的研究，以更好地了解与淡水海绵的联系。分子测序将揭示更多的隐种，并提高目前在这些与海绵相关的螨虫中被识别物种的重新描述的质量。
