WoRMS taxon details
Pontarachna Philippi, 1840
- Species Pontarachna adriatica Morselli, 1980
- Species Pontarachna aenariensis Mari & Morselli, 1983
- Species Pontarachna africana Smit, 2002
- Species Pontarachna anellata Sokolov, 1936
- Species Pontarachna arabica Pesic, Chatterjee & Ahmed Abada, 2008
- Species Pontarachna australis Smit, 2003
- Species Pontarachna capensis Lohmann, 1907
- Species Pontarachna cruciata Hall, 1912
- Species Pontarachna curvipalpis Smit, 2016
- Species Pontarachna dampierensis Smit, 2003
- Species Pontarachna episce Smit, 2008
- Species Pontarachna erythraea K.O. Viets, 1966
- Species Pontarachna formosae Lohmann, 1909
- Species Pontarachna ivonae Pesic, 2013
- Species Pontarachna longipes Smit, 2008
- Species Pontarachna minuta Smit, 2003
- Species Pontarachna nemethi Pesic, Chatterjee & Schizas, 2012
- Species Pontarachna ottoi Harvey, 1998
- Species Pontarachna pacifica Uchida, 1935
- Species Pontarachna persiangulfia Asadi, Smit & Pešić, 2019
- Species Pontarachna pontica K. Viets, 1928
- Species Pontarachna punctulum Philippi, 1840
- Species Pontarachna turcica Pešić, Durucan & Zawal, 2019
- Species Pontarachna valkanovi Petrova, 1978
- Species Pontarachna denhami Lohmann, 1909 accepted as Litarachna denhami (Lohmann, 1909)
- Species Pontarachna halei Womersley, 1937 accepted as Litarachna halei (Womersley, 1937) (Basionym)
- Species Pontarachna tergestina Schaub, 1889 accepted as Pontarachna punctulum Philippi, 1840 (synonym)
marine, fresh
Philippi, A. (1840). Zoologische Bemerkungen. VI. Pontarachna punctulum Ph., eine Hydrachnide des Meeres. [Zoological Remarks. VI. Pontarachna punctulum Ph., a Hydrachnid of the Sea.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6(1): 181-195, pls. 3-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203160 [details] 
WoRMS (2025). Pontarachna Philippi, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=227528 on 2025-04-28
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Philippi, A. (1840). Zoologische Bemerkungen. VI. Pontarachna punctulum Ph., eine Hydrachnide des Meeres. [Zoological Remarks. VI. Pontarachna punctulum Ph., a Hydrachnid of the Sea.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6(1): 181-195, pls. 3-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203160 [details]
basis of record Smit, H. (2002). [Two new species of the water mite family Pontarachnidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with a discussion of the taxonomic status of <i>Pontarachna hinumaensis</i> Imamura]. <i>Zootaxa 22</i>: 1-8 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Smit, H. (2002). [Two new species of the water mite family Pontarachnidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with a discussion of the taxonomic status of <i>Pontarachna hinumaensis</i> Imamura]. <i>Zootaxa 22</i>: 1-8 (look up in IMIS) [details]
