Going Asexual: A Survey of Mites of the Genus <i>Thyreophagus</i> (Acari: Acaridae) Revealing a Large Number of New Parthenogenetic Species in the Holarctic Region

Going Asexual: A Survey of Mites of the Genus <i>Thyreophagus</i> (Acari: Acaridae) Revealing a Large Number of New Parthenogenetic Species in the Holarctic Region

Mites of the genus <i>Thyreophagus</i> (Acari: Acaridae) are distributed worldwide; they inhabit concealed habitats and include several beneficial and economically important species. However, species identification is difficult because many species are poorly described or delimited and t...

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Main Authors: Pavel B. Klimov, Vasiliy B. Kolesnikov, Emilie P. Demard, Clive S. A. Stinson, Jonas Merckx, Marcus V. A. Duarte, Luiz Gustavo A. Pedroso, Alexander A. Khaustov, James Leslie Myers-Hansen, Felix L. Wäkers, Dominiek Vangansbeke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
astigmatid mites
parthenogenetic species
new species
morphology
systematics
North America
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/11/2168

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