Preliminary notes on parthenogenesis in a species of trombiculid mite, Leptotrombidium arenicola Traub, 1960 (Acarina: Trombiculidae).
1966
T Kaufmann, and
R Traub
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MeSH Term
Description
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D008925
Mites
Any arthropod of the subclass ACARI except the TICKS. They are minute animals related to the spiders, usually having transparent or semitransparent bodies. They may be parasitic on humans and domestic animals, producing various irritations of the skin (MITE INFESTATIONS). Many mite species are important to human and veterinary medicine as both parasite and vector. Mites also infest plants.
Acarus,Mite
D010312
Parthenogenesis
A unisexual reproduction without the fusion of a male and a female gamete (FERTILIZATION). In parthenogenesis, an individual is formed from an unfertilized OVUM that did not complete MEIOSIS. Parthenogenesis occurs in nature and can be artificially induced.