Structure of the cuticle of some ptyctimine oribatids (Acari: Oribatida)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-95

  Smrž, Jaroslav ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acari; Cerotegument; Cuticular layers; Euphthiracaroidea; Light microscopy; Oribatida; Phthiracaroidea; TEM

Indexed keywords

CUTICLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; EUPHTHIRACAROIDEA; ORIBATIDA; PHTHIRACARIDAE; PHTHIRACAROIDEA; PHTHIRACARUS; RHYSOTRITIA; RHYSOTRITIA DUPLICATA; STEGANACARUS; STEGANACARUS MAGNUS;

EID: 16244381702     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.012     Document Type: Article

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