Ceratozetella denaliensis

Ceratozetella denaliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Oribatida
Family: Ceratozetidae
Genus: Ceratozetella
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. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ceratozetella denaliensis (Behan-Pelletier 1985)". Encyclopedia of Life. Archived from the original on 20 December 2025. 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: 146. 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.