| radiation in sexual and parthenogenetic oribatid mites (oribatida, acari) as indicated by genetic divergence of closely related species. | the d3 domain and its flanking regions of 28s rrna of four pairs of closely related sexual species (eupelops hirtus and e. torulosus; oribatella calcarata and o. quadricornuta; chamobates voigtsi and ch. borealis; liacarus coracinus and l. subterraneus) and four pairs of closely related parthenogenetic species (nanhermannia nana and na. coronata; nothrus silvestris and no. palustris; tectocepheus sarekensis and t. minor; camisia spinifer and ca. segnis) of oribatid mites were sequenced to invest ... | 2003 | 14635813 |
| molecular characterization of a new monopartite dsrna mycovirus from mycorrhizal thelephora terrestris (ehrh.) and its detection in soil oribatid mites (acari: oribatida). | a novel dsrna virus was identified in the mycorrhizal fungus thelephora terrestris (ehrh.) and sequenced. this virus, named thelephora terrestris virus 1 (ttv1), contains two reading frames in different frames but with the possibility that orf2 could be translated as a fusion polyprotein after ribosomal -1 frameshifting. picornavirus 2a-like motif, nudix hydrolase, phytoreovirus s7, and rdrp domains were found in a unique arrangement on the polyprotein. a new genus named phlegivirus and containi ... | 2016 | 26700067 |
| oribatid mite (acari, oribatida) feeding on ectomycorrhizal fungi. | the coexistence of a large number of soil animals without extensive niche differentiation is one of the great riddles in soil biology. the main aim of this study was to explore the importance of partitioning of food resources for the high diversity of micro-arthropods in soil. in addition, we investigated if ectomycorrhizal fungi are preferentially consumed compared to saprotrophic fungi. until today, ectomycorrhizal fungi have never been tested as potential food resource for oribatid mites. we ... | 2005 | 16133254 |
| an annotated checklist of oribatid mites (acari: oribatida) of iran. | oribatid mites (acari: oribatida) are one of the largest and dominating groups of soil inhabitants that play an important role in the formation and fertilization processes of the soils. in the present paper, a list of oribatid mites of iran (excluding astigmata) is present based mainly on the collected and identified species and on literature records since 1961. in total, 380 species belonging to 191 genera and 86 families have been recorded and these are listed along with their known geographic ... | 2015 | 26249411 |
| oribatid mite communities and metal bioaccumulation in oribatid species (acari, oribatida) along the heavy metal gradient in forest ecosystems. | the responses of oribatid communities to heavy metal contamination were studied. concentration of cadmium, copper and zinc in nine oribatid species along a gradient of heavy metal pollution was measured. oribatid mites were sampled seasonally during two years in five forests located at different distances from the zinc smelter in the olkusz district, southern poland. the most numerous and diverse oribatid communities were found in the forest with moderate concentrations of heavy metals. analysis ... | 2004 | 15276273 |