Acarodomatia
Acarodomatia(singularAcarodomatium) (Latin:Acari- mites,domus- dwelling), are tussocks of hairs or nonglandulartrichomeslocated in pits situated in major leaf vein axes of many plant species, occupied and caused by predatory andmycophagousmites.[1]
Acarodomatia have also been described from lizards where they are commonly called "mite pockets".[2]These cavities or skin folds are usually located around the neck or behind the legs and occupied bychiggers.Their function is debated,[3]but they are thought to distract mites from damaging or blocking important skin surfaces such as thetympans.[4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^Biology definitions
- ^Bertrand, M.; Modrý, D. (2004)."The role of mite pocket-like structures on Agama caudospinosa (Agamidae) infested by Pterygosoma livingstonei sp. n. (Acari: Prostigmata: Pterygosomatidae)".Folia Parasitologica.51(1): 61–66.doi:10.14411/FP.2004.009.PMID15139379.S2CID3618881.
- ^Bauer, Aaron M.; Russell, Anthony P.; Dollahon, Norman R. (2011-02-15)."Function of the mite pockets of lizards: a reply to E.N. Arnold".Canadian Journal of Zoology.71(4): 865–868.doi:10.1139/z93-112.
- ^Salvador, Alfredo; Veiga, José P.; Civantos, Emilio (1999)."Do Skin Pockets of Lizards Reduce the Deleterious Effects of Ectoparasites? An Experimental Study with Psammodromus algirus".Herpetologica.55(1): 1–7.ISSN0018-0831.JSTOR3893063.
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