Dicrogonatus gardineri

Dicrogonatus gardineri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Holothyrida
Family: Holothyridae
Genus: Dicrogonatus
Species: D. gardineri
Binomial name
Dicrogonatus gardineri
(Warburton, 1912)

Dicrogonatus gardineri is an extinct species of mites in the order Holothyrida, endemic to the Seychelles island of Mahé, where it was found in 1909. No other sightings have been recorded of since despite efforts to find it again in 2002 and 2011–12. This species became extinct due to the deterioration of habitation due to the introduction of the cinnamon tree Cinnamomum verum.

References

    • "Dicrogonatus gardineri (Gardiner's Giant Mite)". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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