The influence of various kinds of food on the distribution and life cycle of Metarhombognathus armatus (Halacaridae: Rhombognathinae)
Siemer, F. (1999). The influence of various kinds of food on the distribution and life cycle of Metarhombognathus armatus (Halacaridae: Rhombognathinae), in: Bruin, J. et al. Ecology and evolution of the Acari: Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium of the European Association of Acarologists 1–5 July 1996, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Series entomologica, 55: pp. 433-439. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1343-6_35
In: Bruin, J.; Geest, L.P.S.; Sabelis, M.W. (1999). Ecology and evolution of the Acari: Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium of the European Association of Acarologists 1–5 July 1996, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Series entomologica, 55. Springer: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-90-481-5200-1. XII, 677 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1343-6, more
In: Series entomologica. Kluwer: Dordrecht. ISSN 0924-4611, more
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Zonation (ecological)
Blidingia Kylin, 1947 [WoRMS]; Ulva Linnaeus, 1753 [WoRMS]; Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus, 1753 [WoRMS]; Halacaridae Murray, 1877 [WoRMS]; Metarhombognathus armatus (Lohmann, 1893) [WoRMS]; Prasiola stipitata Suhr ex Jessen, 1848 [WoRMS]
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zonation, feeding biology |
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Metarhombognathus armatus, a phytophagous mite widespread in the North Atlantic, is abundant on marine and estuarine rocky shores. Examinations in the Weser estuary have shown that more than 90% of the individuals can be found in the vicinity of mean high water (MHW). Absence of this species in the lower eulittoral and in the supralittoral can probably be attributed to absence of the green alga Blidingia sp. in these littoral zones. Fucus vesiculosus, a large brown alga, predominates the lower eulittoral and overgrows the rocky substrate homogeneously. In laboratory studies it has been pointed out that various kinds of food have a significant influence on certain biological parameters; for example, M. armatus cannot complete its life cycle when fed with the brown alga F. vesiculosus or with certain species of green algae (e.g. Enteromorpha spp., Prasiola stipitata). |
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