Research
The objective of this Department is the taxonomic research of Oribatida (Acari) in order to apply our knowledge to control and sustain the condition of soil and the environment. Our main function is to describe the unknown oribatids of South Africa.
Current projects
Louise Coetzee
New species of the genus Afroleius in South Africa.
Lizel Hugo-Coetzee
New species of the Family Gymnodamaeidae in South Africa.
New species of the genus Austrocarabodes in South Africa