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Ecology, genetics and distribution of Punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in Germany

Punctoribates is one of few genera in Poronota (Acari: Oribatida) containing species with porose areas and species with saccules, the two types of the octotaxic system. These porose organs are the main difference between two morphologically similar species, P. punctum with porose areas and P. zachva...

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Autores principales: Escher, Julian, Hohberg, Karin, Decker, Peter, Lehmitz, Ricarda
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Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9439992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35939244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-022-00738-3
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Hohberg, Karin
Decker, Peter
Lehmitz, Ricarda
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description Punctoribates is one of few genera in Poronota (Acari: Oribatida) containing species with porose areas and species with saccules, the two types of the octotaxic system. These porose organs are the main difference between two morphologically similar species, P. punctum with porose areas and P. zachvatkini with saccules. As the octotaxic system can vary within species, species separation solely based on this trait might be insufficient. To assess the species status of P. zachvatkini, we investigated additional differences from P. punctum by comparing habitat preferences of the two species regarding nature reserves and agricultural landscapes during a field study in the German Eifel region, and by examining Punctoribates material from four large German natural history museums. We also performed scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a genetic analysis using the D3 marker of the nuclear 28S rDNA gene. In the field study, P. zachvatkini had higher densities in the nature reserves and P. punctum in the agricultural landscapes. Evaluation of the museum material revealed P. punctum occurred more regularly in disturbed sites such as urban, agricultural and post-mining areas compared to P. zachvatkini. Pairwise distances of the 28S D3 genetic marker as well as an additional base pair in P. zachvatkini further support the separation of the two species, and SEM investigations revealed new details regarding the punctulation of P. zachvatkini. The review of the museum material showed that P. zachvatkini already occurred in Germany in 1967 and has a wider distribution than previously known.
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spelling pubmed-94399922022-09-04 Ecology, genetics and distribution of Punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in Germany Escher, Julian Hohberg, Karin Decker, Peter Lehmitz, Ricarda Exp Appl Acarol Article Punctoribates is one of few genera in Poronota (Acari: Oribatida) containing species with porose areas and species with saccules, the two types of the octotaxic system. These porose organs are the main difference between two morphologically similar species, P. punctum with porose areas and P. zachvatkini with saccules. As the octotaxic system can vary within species, species separation solely based on this trait might be insufficient. To assess the species status of P. zachvatkini, we investigated additional differences from P. punctum by comparing habitat preferences of the two species regarding nature reserves and agricultural landscapes during a field study in the German Eifel region, and by examining Punctoribates material from four large German natural history museums. We also performed scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a genetic analysis using the D3 marker of the nuclear 28S rDNA gene. In the field study, P. zachvatkini had higher densities in the nature reserves and P. punctum in the agricultural landscapes. Evaluation of the museum material revealed P. punctum occurred more regularly in disturbed sites such as urban, agricultural and post-mining areas compared to P. zachvatkini. Pairwise distances of the 28S D3 genetic marker as well as an additional base pair in P. zachvatkini further support the separation of the two species, and SEM investigations revealed new details regarding the punctulation of P. zachvatkini. The review of the museum material showed that P. zachvatkini already occurred in Germany in 1967 and has a wider distribution than previously known. Springer International Publishing 2022-08-08 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9439992/ /pubmed/35939244 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-022-00738-3 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Ecology, genetics and distribution of Punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in Germany
title Ecology, genetics and distribution of Punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in Germany
title_full Ecology, genetics and distribution of Punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in Germany
title_fullStr Ecology, genetics and distribution of Punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in Germany
title_full_unstemmed Ecology, genetics and distribution of Punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in Germany
title_short Ecology, genetics and distribution of Punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in Germany
title_sort ecology, genetics and distribution of punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in germany
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9439992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35939244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-022-00738-3
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