Pond mites
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| Koch , 1836 |
The pond mites of the genus Limnesia from the family Limnesiidae belong to the freshwater mites (Hygrobatoidea). They are among the most common water mites in Central Europe .
Depending on the species, the animals can be dark red, light red or gray to green. The species themselves differ from each other except in their coloring only in details such as the bristling of the legs or the palps . The latter are very well trained and long. Pond mites hunt other mites, which they grab with their palps. They live in stagnant waters and most of the species are quite common and widespread.
Systematics
In Europe, the genus Limnesia is represented with 23 species and subspecies.
- Limnesia acuminata Walter, 1925
- Limnesia angustata Sokolow, 1930
- Limnesia arevaloi ambulatoria Gerecke, 1991
- Limnesia arevaloi arevaloi KH Viets, 1918
- Limnesia arevaloi KH Viets, 1918
- Limnesia atlantica Lundblad, 1941
- Limnesia caucasica Tuzovskij, 1997
- Limnesia connata Koenike, 1895
- Limnesia curvipalpis Tuzovskij, 1997
- Red pond mite Limnesia fulgida Koch, 1836
- Limnesia heteropora Tuzovskij, 1997
- Limnesia iberica Lundblad, 1954
- Limnesia jaczewskii Biesiadka, 1979
- Limnesia koenikei Piersig, 1894
- Light red pond mite Limnesia maculata (OF Müller, 1776)
- Limnesia manubriata Walter, 1928
- Limnesia martianezi Lundblad, 1962
- Limnesia media Tuzovskij, 1997
- Limnesia polonica Schechtel, 1910
- Limnesia similis Tuzovskij, 2000
- Green pond mite Limnesia undulata (OF Müller, 1776)
- Limnesia undulatoides Davids, 1997
- Limnesia walteri Migot, 1926
credentials
- ↑ Limnesia Koch 1836. Fauna Europaea, Version 1.3, April 19 , 2007 , accessed on October 4, 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. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-440-08431-0 , p. 316.