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Figure 1 in Morphology of tube-like threads related to Limnochares aquatica (L., 1758) (Acariformes: Hydrachnidia: Limnocharidae) in the laboratory

  • 1. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia;
  • 2. Department of Biology, Smolensk State University, Smolensk, Russia;
  • 3. Department of Microbiology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

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Figure 1. Water mites Limnochares aquatica (L.) and threads' associations during maintenance in the laboratory. (a) A mite in a drop of water with white spots on the dorsal surface (arrows); (b) Another, larger, mite in a drop of water revealing a small white flock on the posterior portion of the idiosoma (arrow); (c) A mite engaging with an extremely large flock association at its venter (arrowhead). Note the hardly distinguished possible detachment of the colourless threads from the dorsal body surface (arrow) forming figures of balls; (d) The balls of threads containing also inclusions of additional organic substances. Scale bars = 1 mm.

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Published as part of Shatrov, A.B., Soldatenko, E.V. & Gavrilova, O.V., 2016, Morphology of tube-like threads related to Limnochares aquatica (L., 1758) (Acariformes: Hydrachnidia: Limnocharidae) in the laboratory, pp. 2199-2214 in Journal of Natural History 50 on page 2204, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2016.1193643, http://zenodo.org/record/3992962

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