Publication
Title
Supernumerary presence of the oribatid mite Archegozetes sp. Grandjean, 1931 in stomach contents of the tungara frog Engystomops pustulosus (Cope, 1864) encourages validation of interaction pathways : phoretic, parasitic, or prey?
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Abstract
The trhypochthoniid mite Archegozetes sp. was identified at high abundances (N = 126 and 46) in the stomach contents of the tungara frog Engystomops pustulosus. This is the second report of the genus Archegozetes for Colombia. This species has been reported in Central and South America attached to the skin of some anurans, and these observations were assumed as either phoretic or parasitic interactions between both groups. However, based on our data and the fact that Archegozetes forms large aggregations, we hypothesize that 1) E. pustulosus exploits this ecological behaviour through a predator-prey interaction, and that 2) external presence previously reported in the frogs may have been accidental while the frog fed on these large groups of oribatid mites.
Language
English
Source (journal)
International journal of acarology : a journal of agriculture general medical veterinary and water acarina. - Ludhiana
Publication
Philadelphia : Taylor & francis inc , 2024
ISSN
0164-7954
DOI
10.1080/01647954.2024.2312221
Volume/pages
50 :2 (2024) , p. 186-188
ISI
001171925000001
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 29.03.2024
Last edited 09.04.2024
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