Contributions to the Turkish oribatid mite fauna (Acari: Oribatida) from Sakarya and Yozgat provinces

Authors : Sedat PER, Kubra CUBUKCU, Ayse TOLUK, Nusret AYYİLDİZ

Pages : 70-78

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study deals with the data on Turkish records of oribatid mites that play an important role in decomposition of organic matter, nutrient cycling, and soil formation. Oribatid mites in litter, lichen, moss, and soil collected from Sakarya and Yozgat provinces were sampled between 2014 and 2020. Standard methods were used for extraction, detection, preservation, and preparation of mites from the material collected from study area. Five oribatid mites were for the first time recorded from Turkey, namely Mesotritia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Mesotritia); nuda insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Berlese, 1887); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Oribotritiidae);, Hoplophorella insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Rhacaplacarus); ortizi insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Perez-Inigo, 1970); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Phthiracaridae);, Eremaeus translamellatus Hammer, 1952 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Eremaeidae);, Oribatella insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Oribatella); foliata Krivolutsky, 1974 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Oribatellidae); and Liebstadia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Liebstadia); longior insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Berlese, 1908); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Liebstadiidae);. Their geographic distribution and diagnostic morphological characteristics are presented.
Keywords : Soil mites, taxonomy, new records, Turkey