Abstract

The intertidal oribatid mite Fortuynia longisetaPfingstl, 2015, is reported for the first time from the coast of Pakistan, extending its known northern distribution limit in the Indian Ocean. Fortuynia longiseta was detected in oyster reefs, at the intertidal zone, in the Hab River Delta, Balochistan coast in March 2018. Large densities of these mites were found on the inside surface of dead oyster shells.

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