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Ceratozetes pacificus Behan-Pelletier 1984

Description

Ceratozetes pacificus Behan-Pelletier, 1984

Geographic Location: BC: Vancouver Is., Pacific Rim NP, Long Beach; Cowichan Lake Experimental Station; Plateau Rd. ski lodge, 12 miles N.W. Courtenay; Port Renfrew; Miracle Beach PP; Skutz Creek; Honeymoon Bay Wildflower Reserve; Goldstream PP (Behan-Pelletier 1984); Walbran Valley (Lindo & Winchester 2006, 2007; Lindo et al. 2008b; Lindo 2010); Interior (Battigelli et al. 2004); McMillan PP, Cathedral Grove; Carmanah PP; Sydney Inlet; Bamfield Marine Station; Richmond (Behan-Pelletier & Eamer 2009).

Habitats: salal-kinnikinnick litter on sand dune; Thuja, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Acer, White pine, Pinus strobus, Douglas-fir litter; Bigleaf maple litter; Western redcedar trunk and canopy; arbutus litter; skunk cabbage and cedar detritus; Paper birch litter in bog.

Distribution: Western Nearctic.

Notes

Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595

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References

  • Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (1984) Ceratozetes (Acari: Ceratozetidae) of Canada and Alaska. The Canadian Entomologist, 116, 1449 - 1517. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 1161449 - 11
  • Lindo, Z. & Winchester, N. N. (2006) A comparison of microarthropod assemblages with emphasis on oribatid mites in canopy suspended soils and forest floors associated with ancient western redcedar trees. Pedobiologia, 50, 31 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. pedobi. 2005.09.002
  • Battigelli, J. P., Spence, J. R., Langor, D. W. & Berch, S. M. (2004) Short-term impact of forest soil compaction and organic matter removal on soil mesofauna density and oribatid mite diversity. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research, 34, 1136 - 1149. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / x 03 - 267
  • Behan-Pelletier, V. M. & Eamer, B. (2009) Ceratozetes and Ceratozetoides (Acari: Oribatida: Ceratozetidae) of North America. The Canadian Entomologist, 141, 246 - 308. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / n 09 - 023