Dicrogonatus gardineri
| Dicrogonatus gardineri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Holothyrida |
| Family: | Holothyridae |
| Genus: | Dicrogonatus |
| Species: | †D. gardineri
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| Binomial name | |
| †Dicrogonatus gardineri (Warburton, 1912)
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Dicrogonatus gardineri (common name: Gardiner's giant mite)[3] is an extinct species of mite in the order Holothyrida, endemic to the Seychelles island of Mahé, where it was found in 1909. No other sightings have been recorded since, despite efforts to find it again in 2002 and 2011–12. This species became extinct due to the deterioration of habitation following the introduction of the cinnamon tree Cinnamomum verum.
References
[edit]- ^ Gerlach, J. (2014). "Dicrogonatus gardineri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T201462A2706716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T201462A2706716.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1628480/
- ^ "Gardiner's Giant Mite". 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022.