The nutritive region in the ovaries of astigmatic mites (Acari: Acaridida)

Authors

  • Thomas Schwaha University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Theoretical Biology/section morphology, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
  • Rainer Gith University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences, Institution of Cell Imaging & Ultrastructure Research, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
  • Manfred G. Walzl University of Vienna, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Theoretical Biology/section morphology, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria

Keywords:

3-D-econstruction, ancassania, Glycyphagus, Otodectes, Chorioptes

Abstract

The astigmatic ovary consists of a nutritive region surrounded by maturing germ cells. Serial semithinsections and computer-generated 3-D-reconstructions were used to analyse the ovaries of four different astigmatic species (two free living mites, Sancassania berlesei and Glycyphagus domesticus as well as two parasitic ones, Otodectes cynotis and Chorioptes bovis). The nutritive region is always restricted to one end of the ovary: it lies anteriorly in the parasitic species and posteriorly in the free-living species. In one specimen of G. domesticus, one ovary had two nutritive regions. The nutritive regions possess only a single nucleus with evenly distributed nucleoli. The nucleus is composed of several multiply interconnected strands. Altogether, the nutritive region and the general architecture of astigmatic ovaries closely resemble telotrophic meroistic ovaries of insects.

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Published

2008-10-01

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Schwaha, T. ., Gith, R. ., & Walzl, M. G. . (2008). The nutritive region in the ovaries of astigmatic mites (Acari: Acaridida) . SOIL ORGANISMS, 80(2), 249. Retrieved from https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/22

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