The cryptostigmatid mite Halozetes belgicae (Michael) in the maritime Antarctic

Halozetes belgicae is distributed widely in the Subantarctic and maritime Antarctic, with subspecies described from Macquarie Island and the South Sandwich Islands. A morphometrical study, based largely on the development of the setae, indicates that the nominate subspecies is confined to the Antarc...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Minto, L.B., Shepherd, G.J., Usher, M.B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Sandwich Islands
South Sandwich Islands
South Shetland Islands
South Orkney Islands
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Macquarie Island
Mite
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102091000093
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102091000093
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Summary:Halozetes belgicae is distributed widely in the Subantarctic and maritime Antarctic, with subspecies described from Macquarie Island and the South Sandwich Islands. A morphometrical study, based largely on the development of the setae, indicates that the nominate subspecies is confined to the Antarctic Peninsula and its offshore islands (including the South Shetland Islands), whilst specimens from the South Orkney Islands are probably consubspecific with individuals on the South Sandwich Islands. In comparison with other studies of the Acari, the results strengthen the case for the recognition of a South Orkadian biogeographical zone.

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