Ceratozetella denaliensis

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Ceratozetella denaliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
Class:
Arachnida
Superorder:
Acariformes
Order:
Oribatida
Superfamily:
Ceratozetoidea
Family:
Ceratozetidae
Genus:
Ceratozetella
Subgenus:
Cyrtozetes
Species:
C. denaliensis
Binomial name
Ceratozetella denaliensis
(Behan-Pelletier, 1985) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cyrtozetes denaliensis [2]

Ceratozetella denaliensis is a mite species in the family Ceratozetidae. It is endemic to Alaska and Yukon. [3]

Description

This mite is distinguished from others in the Ceratozetidae family by a strongly convex norogaster, a dentate distal margin, and a broad, lamelliform tutorium. [4] It lives in tundras north of the 60th parallel north in Alaska and Yukon, including in Denali National Park and Preserve and Ivvavik National Park. [3]

Two subspecies are recognized: Ceratozetella denaliensis denaliensis and Ceratozetella denaliensis minor. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ceratozetella denaliensis". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ceratozetella denaliensis (Behan-Pelletier 1985)". Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M.; Lindo, Zoë (September 6, 2019). "Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska". Zootaxa . 4666 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–180. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1 . Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. (October 1986). "Ceratozetdidae (Acari:Oribatei) of the Western North American subarctic" . The Canadian Entomologist . 118. Cambridge University Press: 991–1057. doi:10.4039/Ent118991-10 . Retrieved May 18, 2025.
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