A checklist of halacarid and hydrachnid mites (Acari, Halacaridae & Hydrachnidia) associated with sponges (Porifera) Author Chatterjee, Tapas text Zootaxa 2021 2021-11-29 5072 2 101 129 journal article 3184 10.11646/zootaxa.5072.2.1 37781dcd-ffff-4c1e-9483-fb726b42b440 1175-5326 5733656 F11C5EFE-8B45-4F58-B7E9-741D27EB47B6 Unionicola ( Hexatax ) longiseta Walter, 1915 Report associated with sponges: This species was reported in association with sponges growing on the shells of living and dead mussels ( Hyridella menziesz ) taken in Lake Waikare in New Zealand ( Schröder 1935 ). Remarks: Crowell (1990) reported that extensive field collections were made on both the North and South Islands of New Zealand , but repeated attempts to collect sponges in Lake Waikare (Schröder's reported locality) were unproductive.