TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Euryxeny and stenoxeny of the genus Geckobia Megnin (Actinedida: Pterygosomatidae): Geckobia enigmatica n.sp collected from the Madagascan tortoise (Geochelone yniphora)
VL  - 40
IS  - 2
SP  - 147
EP  - 153
PY  - 1999
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Bertrand, M.
AU  - Pedrono, M.
UR  - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=146
DA  - 2000-01-28
KW  - Acari
KW  - Geckobia
KW  - Geochelone
KW  - Madagascar
KW  - euryxeny
AB  - Geckobia enigmatica n. sp. was collected from the tortoise Geochelone yniphova on captive-born animals after their reintroduction to native areas in Madagascar. Though the genus Geckobia is considered as highly specialised on Gekkonidae, this presence reveals they can survive on alternative hosts. Euryxeny or stenoxeny are discussed ill the light of morphological characters of species, and our knowledge of the different genera of Pterygosomatidae.
ER -