The extravagantly modified dorsal setae of Daidalotarsonemus oliveirai and Excelsotarsonemus caravelis (Acari: Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae) females: Ultrastructure and functional implications

The genera Daidalotarsonemus De Leon and Excelsotarsonemus Ochoa & Naskrecki are mainly characterized, in the females, by the presence of sculpturing on the dorsal shields and by highly modified dorsal setae, greatly enlarged, laminar or sail-shaped. Moreover, both genera are characterized by ab...

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Published in:	Arthropod structure & development Vol. 63; p. 101057
Main Authors:	Di Palma, Antonella, Kitajima, Elliot W., Lofego, Antonio C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021
Subjects:	Cerotegument fungi Fungi spreading Mechanoreceptors mites Tarsonemidae transmission electron microscopy ultrastructure vegetation Fungi spreading Mechanoreceptors Cerotegument
ISSN:	1467-8039, 1873-5495, 1873-5495
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