Limnohalacarus marlieri (Bader, 1968)

Bartsch, Ilse, 2018, Freshwater halacarid mites (Acari: Halacaridae) from Madagascar - new records, keys and notes on distribution and biology, Bonn zoological Bulletin 67 (2), pp. 79-99 : 85

Limnohalacarus marlieri .

Characters (according to Bader 1968 and André & N’Dri 2012): Length of female 305 µm, of male 350 µm. OC elongate, 1.4 times longer than wide. Length ratio PD:AD 3.4:1. Ventral plates fused. Female with eight pairs of gac posterior and posterolateral to GO. Number of gac along margins of area representing GA not known. Gnathosoma short, L: W 1.1 –1.2:1. Limnohalacarus marlieri is very similar to both L. fontinalis and L. portmanni , it is classified as a junior synonym and omitted in the following key. Distribution: DR Congo ( Zaire) (Lake Tanganyika) ( Bader 1968).