Rune mite
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The rune mite ( Lebertia glabra ) is a species from the sub-cohort of freshwater mites (Hydrachnidiae).
Males are 0.8 millimeters tall, females 1 millimeter. The outline of her body is oval. The animals are colored yellow to brown and have a leathery and characteristically sculpted back skin. The belly of the animals is partially armored with chitin . The indentation of the forehead and the net-like connection structures between the eyes are striking.
The rune mites live in springs and in the upper reaches of rivers and are widespread, even very common in some bodies of water. The species is dependent on water that is cold in summer. Lebertia glabra is a predator and non-swimmer.
Synonyms
- Lebertia lineata Thor, 1906
credentials
- ↑ Lebertia glabra Thor 1897. Fauna Europaea, Version 1.3, April 19, 2007 , accessed on October 23, 2007 .
literature
- Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in a drop of water. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. 9th, revised and expanded edition. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-440-08431-0 , p. 316.
- Herbert W. Ludwig: Animals and plants of our waters. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-405-16487-7 , p. 148.