Agaue obscura (Acari: Halacaridae) n.sp., a new circumpolar Antarctic mite

Agaue obscura n.sp., a circumpolar Antarctic species, is described. It is closely related to species known from Argentine waters and from deep-sea basins in the south and north Atlantic Ocean. Its legs, gnathosoma, and idiosoma are set with cuticular spinelets and filaments, which trap large amounts...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Bartsch, I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Antarctic
Argentine
Antarc*
North Atlantic
Mite
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z87-213
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z87-213
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Summary:Agaue obscura n.sp., a circumpolar Antarctic species, is described. It is closely related to species known from Argentine waters and from deep-sea basins in the south and north Atlantic Ocean. Its legs, gnathosoma, and idiosoma are set with cuticular spinelets and filaments, which trap large amounts of detritus. This detritus coating might protect the mite from visual, tactile, or chemical detection by predators.

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