First report of cave springtail (Collembola, Paronellidae) parasitized by mite (Parasitengona, Microtrombidiidae)
Although mites and springtails are important components of cave fauna, until now there was no report about host-parasite associations between these groups in subterranean ecosystem. Here we present the first record of mite parasitism in Trogolaphysa species (Paronellidae), and the first known case o...
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ftpensoft:10.3897/subtbiol.17.8451 2023-05-15T18:50:33+02:00 First report of cave springtail (Collembola, Paronellidae) parasitized by mite (Parasitengona, Microtrombidiidae) Oliveira,Marcus Paulo Bernardi,Leopoldo Zeppelini,Douglas Lopes Ferreira,Rodrigo 2016 text/html https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.17.8451 https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/8451/ en eng Pensoft Publishers info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1314-2615 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/1768-1448 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Subterranean Biology 17: 133-139 Parasitengona Collembola host-parasite associations subterranean fauna parasitism Short Communication 2016 ftpensoft https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.17.8451 2022-03-01T12:32:22Z Although mites and springtails are important components of cave fauna, until now there was no report about host-parasite associations between these groups in subterranean ecosystem. Here we present the first record of mite parasitism in Trogolaphysa species (Paronellidae), and the first known case of parasitism in the Brazilian cave springtail. The Microtrombidiidae mite was attached on the head of the Collembola by the stylostome. Collembola is not a usual host for Microtrombidiidae mites but it may be related to the lack of reports by researchers or few samplings specific to parasitism studies in these invertebrates. Another possibility relates to the cave environment itself. The oligotrophic condition of these ecosystems could limit the occurrence of the main hosts for these mites and the parasitism in unusual groups, such as Collembola, may have been favored. Other/Unknown Material Mite Springtail Pensoft Publishers Subterranean Biology 17 133 139 |
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Although mites and springtails are important components of cave fauna, until now there was no report about host-parasite associations between these groups in subterranean ecosystem. Here we present the first record of mite parasitism in Trogolaphysa species (Paronellidae), and the first known case of parasitism in the Brazilian cave springtail. The Microtrombidiidae mite was attached on the head of the Collembola by the stylostome. Collembola is not a usual host for Microtrombidiidae mites but it may be related to the lack of reports by researchers or few samplings specific to parasitism studies in these invertebrates. Another possibility relates to the cave environment itself. The oligotrophic condition of these ecosystems could limit the occurrence of the main hosts for these mites and the parasitism in unusual groups, such as Collembola, may have been favored. |
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First report of cave springtail (Collembola, Paronellidae) parasitized by mite (Parasitengona, Microtrombidiidae) |
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First report of cave springtail (Collembola, Paronellidae) parasitized by mite (Parasitengona, Microtrombidiidae) |
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First report of cave springtail (Collembola, Paronellidae) parasitized by mite (Parasitengona, Microtrombidiidae) |
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First report of cave springtail (Collembola, Paronellidae) parasitized by mite (Parasitengona, Microtrombidiidae) |
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First report of cave springtail (Collembola, Paronellidae) parasitized by mite (Parasitengona, Microtrombidiidae) |
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first report of cave springtail (collembola, paronellidae) parasitized by mite (parasitengona, microtrombidiidae) |
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