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

Authors

SEDAT PER
KÜBRA ÇUBUKÇU
AYŞE TOLUK
NUSRET AYYILDIZ

DOI

10.3906/zoo-2010-27

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 (Mesotritia) nuda (Berlese, 1887) (Oribotritiidae), Hoplophorella (Rhacaplacarus) ortizi (Pérez-Íñigo, 1970) (Phthiracaridae), Eremaeus translamellatus Hammer, 1952 (Eremaeidae), Oribatella (Oribatella) foliata Krivolutsky, 1974 (Oribatellidae) and Liebstadia (Liebstadia) longior (Berlese, 1908) (Liebstadiidae). Their geographic distribution and diagnostic morphological characteristics are presented.

Keywords

Soil mites, taxonomy, new records, Turkey

First Page

70

Last Page

78

Recommended Citation

PER, SEDAT; ÇUBUKÇU, KÜBRA; TOLUK, AYŞE; and AYYILDIZ, NUSRET (2021) "Contributions to the Turkish oribatid mite fauna (Acari: Oribatida) from Sakarya andYozgat provinces," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 45: No. 1, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-2010-27
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol45/iss1/8