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The role of the integument with respect to different modes of locomotion in the Nematalycidae (Endeostigmata)
Previous research on the locomotion of the Nematalycidae has only been undertaken on Gordialycus, which is by far the most elongated genus of the family. Gordialycus is dependent on an unusual form of peristalsis to move around. It was not known whether the genera of Nematalycidae with shorter bodie...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4274376/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25355075 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-014-9857-0 |
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author | Bolton, Samuel J. Bauchan, Gary R. Ochoa, Ronald Pooley, Christopher Klompen, Hans |
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description | Previous research on the locomotion of the Nematalycidae has only been undertaken on Gordialycus, which is by far the most elongated genus of the family. Gordialycus is dependent on an unusual form of peristalsis to move around. It was not known whether the genera of Nematalycidae with shorter bodies also used this mode of locomotion. Our videographic recordings of Osperalycus did not reveal peristalsis. Instead, this mite appears to move around the mineral regolith via the expansion and constriction of the metapodosomal and genital region, allowing greater versatility in the way that the annular regions contract and extend. This type of locomotion would enable relatively short bodied nematalycids to anchor themselves into secure positions before extending their anterior regions through tight spaces. Low-temperature scanning electron micrographs show that the short bodied genera have integumental features that appear to be associated with this mode of locomotion. Peristalsis is almost certainly a more derived form of locomotion that is an adaptation to the unusually long body form of Gordialycus. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s10493-014-9857-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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spelling | pubmed-42743762014-12-24 The role of the integument with respect to different modes of locomotion in the Nematalycidae (Endeostigmata) Bolton, Samuel J. Bauchan, Gary R. Ochoa, Ronald Pooley, Christopher Klompen, Hans Exp Appl Acarol Article Previous research on the locomotion of the Nematalycidae has only been undertaken on Gordialycus, which is by far the most elongated genus of the family. Gordialycus is dependent on an unusual form of peristalsis to move around. It was not known whether the genera of Nematalycidae with shorter bodies also used this mode of locomotion. Our videographic recordings of Osperalycus did not reveal peristalsis. Instead, this mite appears to move around the mineral regolith via the expansion and constriction of the metapodosomal and genital region, allowing greater versatility in the way that the annular regions contract and extend. This type of locomotion would enable relatively short bodied nematalycids to anchor themselves into secure positions before extending their anterior regions through tight spaces. Low-temperature scanning electron micrographs show that the short bodied genera have integumental features that appear to be associated with this mode of locomotion. Peristalsis is almost certainly a more derived form of locomotion that is an adaptation to the unusually long body form of Gordialycus. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s10493-014-9857-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Springer International Publishing 2014-10-30 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4274376/ /pubmed/25355075 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-014-9857-0 Text en © The Author(s) 2014 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Article Bolton, Samuel J. Bauchan, Gary R. Ochoa, Ronald Pooley, Christopher Klompen, Hans The role of the integument with respect to different modes of locomotion in the Nematalycidae (Endeostigmata) |
title | The role of the integument with respect to different modes of locomotion in the Nematalycidae (Endeostigmata) |
title_full | The role of the integument with respect to different modes of locomotion in the Nematalycidae (Endeostigmata) |
title_fullStr | The role of the integument with respect to different modes of locomotion in the Nematalycidae (Endeostigmata) |
title_full_unstemmed | The role of the integument with respect to different modes of locomotion in the Nematalycidae (Endeostigmata) |
title_short | The role of the integument with respect to different modes of locomotion in the Nematalycidae (Endeostigmata) |
title_sort | role of the integument with respect to different modes of locomotion in the nematalycidae (endeostigmata) |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4274376/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25355075 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-014-9857-0 |
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