SEM-Investigations on the exochorion of scutoverticid eggs

Authors

  • Günther Krisper Institute of Zoology, Karl-Franzens-University, Universitaetsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, Austria
  • Tobias Pfingstl Institute of Zoology, Karl-Franzens-University, Universitaetsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, Austria
  • Ernst Ebermann Institute of Zoology, Karl-Franzens-University, Universitaetsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, Austria

Keywords:

Egg shell, endochorion, Oribatida, Provertex, Scutovertex

Abstract

The exochorion of the eggs of four scutoverticid species – Scutovertex minutus, S. sculptus, Scutovertex sp. (Baltic Coast) and Provertex kuehnelti – were examined using scanning electron microscopy. The egg shell is very complexly structured in all these species, with a species-specific fine structure of the exochorion. S. minutus and S. sculptus eggs show similar but not identical fungiform surface textures, whereas Scutovertex sp. from the Baltic coast deposited eggs with an additional thin external layer. The exochorion of P. kuehnelti eggs has deep pores on its surface; its fine structure differs completely from the egg shells of the other species.

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Published

2008-10-01

How to Cite

Krisper, G. ., Pfingstl, T. ., & Ebermann, E. . (2008). SEM-Investigations on the exochorion of scutoverticid eggs . SOIL ORGANISMS, 80(2), 217. Retrieved from https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/18

Issue

Vol. 80 No. 2 (2008)

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