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]