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Table 2 in Schusteria marina sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida, Selenoribatidae) an intertidal mite from Caribbean coasts, with remarks on taxonomy, biogeography, and ecology
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Table 2. Comparison of distinguishing morphological characters of known Schusteria species.
| S. littorea | S. marina n. sp. | S. melanomerus | S. ugraseni | S. nagisa | S. saxea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographic occurrence | WA | WA | SEA | SEA | SJI | SJI |
| Body length (µm) | 370 – 415 | 357 – 394 | 275 – 305 | 331 – 334 | 337 – 365 | 340 – 366 |
| Lamellar ridges | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Present | Present |
| Sensillus/shape/ | Clavate | Clavate | Clavate | Clavate | Lanceolate | Clavate |
| length | Short | Short | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
| Dorsosejugal suture | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete | Complete* |
| Notogastral setae | 15 | 15 | 14, c 2 absent | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Position of im | Between c3 & la | Between c3 & la | Next to la | Next to la | Next to lm | Between la & lm |
| Position of gla | Next to la | Between La & lm | Anterior to im | Posterior to im | ? | Anterior to im |
| Pair of epimeral ridges | Faint | Faint | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Median sternal ridge | Absent | Present | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Position of seta 3b | Aligned with 4b | Aligned with 4b | Aligned with 4b | Aligned with 4b | Lateral | Lateral |
| Pairs of genital setae | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Iad orientation | Transverse | Transverse | Transverse | Longitudinal | Transverse | Transverse |
| Pairs of adanal setae | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pairs of anal setae | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Teeth on claws | 1 Ventral | 1 Ventral | 1 Ventral | 1 Ventral | 1 Dorsal | 1 Dorsal |
WA = Western Atlantic, SEA = South East Africa, SJI = Southwest Japanese Islands;? = no data available; * = alternative character state possible according to authors. Character states given in bold are unique to a specific geographic area. Data taken from literature (Grandjean 1968; Marshall and Pugh 2000; Karasawa and Aoki 2005).
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Published as part of Pfingstl, Tobias & Lienhard, Andrea, 2017, Schusteria marina sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida, Selenoribatidae) an intertidal mite from Caribbean coasts, with remarks on taxonomy, biogeography, and ecology, pp. 466 in International Journal of Acarology 43 (6) on page 466, DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2017.1348393, http://zenodo.org/record/15358701
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References
- Grandjean F. 1968. Schusteria littorea n. g., n. sp. et les Selenoribatidae (Oribates). Acarologia. 10: 116-150.
- Marshall DJ, Pugh PJA. 2000. Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa. African Zoology. 35: 201-205.
- Karasawa S, Aoki J. 2005. Oribatid mites (Arachnida: Acari: Oribatida) from the marine littoral of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Southwestern Japan. Species Diversity. 10: 209-233.