Pilocepheus is a monotypic genus of oribatid mites in the family Compactozetidae. It contains only one species, Pilocepheus azoricus, and is endemic to the eastern half of the Azores archipelago.[2]
| Pilocepheus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Oribatida |
| Family: | Compactozetidae |
| Genus: | Pilocepheus Pérez-Íñigo, 1992 |
| Species: | P. azoricus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilocepheus azoricus Pérez-Íñigo, 1992
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References
edit- ^ Nunes, R.; Borges, P.A.V. (2021). "Pilocepheus azoricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T119432541A119441633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T119432541A119441633.en. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Pilocepheus azoricus Pérez-Íñigo, 1992". MAIIS GROUP. Retrieved 12 November 2021.