Maudheimia petronia
| Maudheimia petronia | |
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| Scanning electron microscope (SEM) photo of M. petronia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Oribatida |
| Family: | Maudheimiidae |
| Genus: | Maudheimia |
| Species: | M. petronia
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| Binomial name | |
| Maudheimia petronia Wallwork, 1962[1]
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Maudheimia petronia is a species of oribatid mite belonging to the genus Maudheimia.[2] It can be found in ice-free areas of Victoria Land, Antarctica[3][4]
References
- ^ "Maudheimia petronia Wallwork, 1962". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ Wallwork, John A. (1958). "MAUDHEIMIA PETRONIA N. SP. (Acari: Oribatei), AN ORIBATID MITE FROM ANTARCTICA" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 4 (4): 865–868 – via bishopmuseum.org.
- ^ MARSHALL, DAVID J.; COETZEE, LOUISE (2000-05-01). "Historical biogeography and ecology of a Continental Antarctic mite genus, Maudheimia (Acari, Oribatida): evidence for a Gondwanan origin and Pliocene-Pleistocene speciation". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 129 (1): 111–128. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2000.tb00011.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ "Taxon Profile: Maudheimia petronia - Biodiversity database - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 22 March 2025.