Gnathosoma

Ixodes hexagonus, a tick.

The gnathosoma (from Greek γνάθος, gnáthos = "jaw" and σώμα, sóma = "body"), also called the capitulum,[1] is the part of the body of the Acari (mites and ticks) comprising the mouth and feeding parts.[2] These are the hypostome, the chelicerae and the pedipalps.[3] It is separated from the main body of the animal (the idiosoma) by a flexible section of the cuticle called the circumcapitular furrow[1] or circumcapitular suture.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Carruthers, Liza. "mite". Internet Encyclopedia of Science. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Acarid :: External Features". Britannica Online Library Edition. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ixodes ricinus: Taxonomy". Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  4. ↑ Walter, David Evans, Gerald Krantz, and Evert Lindquist. 1996. Acari. The Mites. Version 13 December 1996. in Tree of Life Web Project.


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