Nanorchestes antarcticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Endeostigmata
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Sarcoptiformes Subordo: Endeostigmata

Familia: Nanorchestidae
Genus: Nanorchestes
Species: Nanorchestes antarcticus

Name

Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann in Womersley & Strandtmann, 1963

References

Primary references

Womersley, H. & Strandtmann, R.W. 1963. On some free living prostigmatic mites of Antarctica. Pacific Insects 5(2): 451–472. PDF. Reference page. [first availability, see p. 470, and figs. 55-59]

References

Block, W. 1976. Oxygen uptake by Nanorchestes antarcticus (Acari). Oikos 27(2): 320–323. JSTOR
Block, W. 1979. Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann (Prostigmata) from Antarctic ice. Acarologia 21(2): 173–176. BUGZ
Lindsay, K.L. 1972. Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann; a taxonomic description of the instars. Acarologia 13(4): 593–606. BUGZ
Richard, K.J., Convey, P. & Block, W. 1994. The terrestrial arthropod fauna of the Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands. Polar biology 14(6): 371–379. DOI: 10.1007/BF00240257 Reference page.
Sirvid, P.J. et al. 2010. [Chapter] SIX Phylum Arthropoda Chelicerata horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders. Pp. 50–89 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3
Sømme, L. 1986. Terrestrial arthropods of Bouvetøya. Polar research 4(2): 231–233. DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.1986.tb00534.x Reference page.
Strandtmann, R.W. 1964. INSECTS OF CAMPBELL ISLAND. PROSTIGMATA: EUPODIDAE, PENTHALODIDAE, RHAGIDIIDAE, NANORCHESTIDAE, TYDEIDAE, EREYNETIDAE. Pacific insects monograph 7: 148–165. BUGZ
Strandtmann, R.W. 1967. Terrestrial Prostigmata (trombidiform mites). In: Gressitt, J.L. (ed.) Entomology of Antarctica. Antarctic research series 10: 51–80. Google books BUGZ
Strandtmann, R.W. 1982. NOTES ON NANORCHESTES II. Four species from Victoria Land, Antarctica (Acari: Nanorchestidae). Pacific insects 24: 60–68. PDF
Strandtmann, R.W. & Sømme, L. 1977. Prostigmate mites (Acari, Prostigmata) from Sverdrupfjella, Dronning Maud Land, with a description of four new species. Norwegian journal of entomology, 24(2): 137–146.
Uusitalo, M. 2010: Terrestrial species of the genus Nanorchestes (Endeostigmata: Nanorchestidae) in Europe. Pp. 161-166 in: Sabelis, M.W. & Bruin, J. (eds.) Trends in acarology: proceedings of the 12th International Congress. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9837-5_25 Reference page.
Wise, K.A.J. 1964. New records of Collembola and Acarina in Antarctica. Pacific insects 6(3): 522–523. PDF Reference page. [records from 'near the Shackleton Glacier at 84°35'S, 173°50'W', and from 'Sabrina Islet (approx. 66°54'S, 16318'E)' in the Balleny Islands]
The mites around Syowa Station.
Heatwole, H. et al. 1989. Biotic and chemical characteristics of some soils from Wilkes Land, Antarctica. Antarctic science 1(3): 225–234. DOI: 10.1017/S0954102089000349
Life in the Ross Sea region. Animal adaptations to the Antarctic environment.
Effects of increased temperatures simulating climate change on terrestrial invertebrates on Ross Island, Antarctica.

Links

Catalogue of Life, 3rd January 2011 [record harvested from NZIB/NZOR]