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New host-parasite association of Acherontacarus rutilans (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Acherontacaridae) on Scarodytes halensis (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

Medeni AykutScience and Technology Application and Research Center, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yunus EsenSolhan Vocational School of Health Services, Medical Services and Techniques, Bingöl University, Bingöl, TurkeyView further author information
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Gani Erhan TaşarKahta Vocational High School, Adıyaman University, Adıyaman, TurkeyView further author information
Pages 242-246 | Received 04 Feb 2016, Accepted 30 Mar 2016, Published online: 12 Apr 2016

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