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SPECIES PROFILE

A.B.A.S.S. CANOPY PROJECT in CLAYOQUOT SOUND

Principal investigators: N.N. Winchester and Z. Lindo

2006-present

Oribatid mite species (Acari: Oribatida) from canopy and forest floor habitats associated with Sitka spruce trees in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Family

Species

Habitat

Palaeacaridae

Palaeacarus hystricinus Trägårdh, 1932

Forest floor

Hypochthoniidae

Hypochthonius sp.

Forest floor

Eniochthoniidae

Eniochthonius sp.

Forest floor

Atopochthoniidae

Atopochthonius artiodactylus Grandjean, 1948

Forest floor

Pterochthoniidae

Pterochthonius angelus (Berlese, 1910)

Forest floor

Brachychthoniidae

Brachychthonius sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Liochthonius sp. 1

Forest floor

Liochthonius sp. 2

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Liochthonius sp. 3

Canopy

Poecilochthonius sp.

Forest floor

Mixochthonius sp.

Forest floor

  Sellnickochthonius rostratus (Jacot, 1936) Forest floor

Sellnickochthonius suecica (Forsslund, 1942)

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Sellnickochthonius zelawaiensis (Sellnick, 1928)

Forest floor

Sellnickochthonius sp. Forest floor

Synchthonius crenulatus (Jacot, 1938)

Forest floor

  Verachthonius sp. Canopy

Parhypochthoniidae

Parhypochthonius aphidinus sp. nr octofilamentis Jacot 1938

Canopy and Forest floor

Phthiracaridae

Archiphthiracarus sp. 1

Canopy and Forest floor

Archiphthiracarus sp. 2

Canopy and Forest floor

  Atropacarus striculus (C.L. Koch, 1835) Forest floor
Oribotritiidae

Maerkelotritia alaskensis Hammer, 1967

Canopy and Forest floor

Protoribotritia sp. nr oligotricha Maerkel, 1963

Forest floor

Euphthiracaridae

Euphthiracarus cernuus Walker, 1965

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Euphthiracarus monyx Walker, 1965

Canopy and Forest floor

  Euphthiracarus sp. Forest floor
 

Synichotritia spinulosa Walker, 1965

Forest floor
Eulohmanniidae

Eulohmannia sp.

Forest floor

Perlohmanniidae

Perlohmannia sp.

Forest floor

Epilohmanniidae

Epilohmannia sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Nothridae

Nothrus sp. nr palustris C.L. Koch, 1839

Forest floor

Nothrus sp. nr silvestris Nicolet, 1855

Forest floor

Camisiidae Camisia sp. Canopy

Platynothrus sp. nr peltifer (C.L. Koch, 1839)

Forest floor

Malaconothridae

Malaconothrus sp. 1

Forest floor

  Trimalaconothrus sp. Forest floor

Nanhermanniidae

Nanhermannia elegantula Berlese, 1913

Forest floor

Nanhermannia sp. nr. comitalis Berlese, 1916

Forest floor

Hermanniidae

Hermannia gibba (C.L. Koch, 1840)

Canopy and Forest floor

Hermanniellidae

Hermanniella sp. nr occidentalis Ewing, 1918

Forest floor

Gymnodamaeidae Gymnodamaeus sp. Canopy

Hungarobelbidae

Hungarobelba sp. 1

Forest floor

 

Hungarobelba sp. 2

Forest floor

Damaeidae

Damaeidae sp. nr Dyobelba

Forest floor

 

Damaeidae sp. nr Epidamaeus

Forest floor

Belba (Belba) sp.

Canopy

Belba (Protobelba) californica (Banks, 1904)

Forest floor

  Belba (Protobelba) sp. Forest floor

Epidamaeus sp. nr floccosus Behan-Pelletier & Norton, 1985

Canopy

Epidamaeus sp.

Forest floor

Cepheidae

Cepheus corae Jacot, 1928

Forest floor

 

Conoppia sp.

Forest floor

 

Eupterotegaeus rhamphosus Higgins and Woolley, 1963

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Eupterotegaeus sp. nr rostratus Higgins and Woolley, 1963

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Ommatocepheus sp.

Canopy

 

Sphodrocepheus anthelionus Woolley & Higgins, 1968

Forest floor

Nodocepheidae

Nemacepheus dentatus Aoki, 1968

Forest floor

Damaeolidae

Damaeolus sp.

Forest floor

Eremaeidae Eueremaeus acostulatus Behan-Pelletier, 1993 Canopy

Eueremaeus chiatous (Higgins, 1979)

Canopy

Eueremaeus marshalli Behan-Pelletier, 1993

Canopy

Megeremaeidae

Megeremaeus montanus Higgins and Woolley, 1965

Forest floor

Tenuialidae

Peltenuiala pacifica Norton, 1983

Forest floor

Liacaridae Dorycranosus sp. nr acutidens (Aoki 1965) Forest floor
  Dorycranosus sp. 1 Canopy
  Dorycranosus sp. 2 Forest floor
 

Liacarus bidentatus Ewing, 1918

Forest floor

Liacarus sp. nr robustus (Gervais, 1844)

Forest floor

 

Liacarus sp. 3

Forest floor

Astegistidae

Cultroribula sp. nr. bicultrata (Berlese, 1905)

Forest floor

Peloppiidae

Ceratoppia indentata Lindo, 2011

Forest floor

 

Ceratoppia tofinoensis Lindo, 2011

Canopy

 

Ceratoppia valerieae Lindo, 2011

Canopy

 

Dendrozetes jordani Lindo et al., 2010

Canopy

Metrioppia sp.

Forest floor

Gustaviidae

Gustavia sp.

Forest floor

Carabodidae

Carabodes dickensoni Reeves and Behan-Pelletier, 1998

Forest floor

 

Carabodes hoh Reeves and Behan-Pelletier, 1998

Forest floor

Tectocepheidae

Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

Canopy and Forest floor

Oppiidae

Discoppia sp.

Canopy

 

Moritzoppia sp.

Canopy

 

Multioppia sp. 1

Canopy

 

Multioppia sp. 2

Canopy

Oppiella nova (Oudemans, 1902)

Canopy and Forest floor

Oppiella sp. nr washburni (Hammer, 1952)

Forest floor

 

Oppiella sp. 1

Forest floor

 

Oppiella sp. 2

Canopy

Ramusella (Insculptoppia) sp. 1

Forest floor

Ramusella (Insculptoppia) sp. 2

Forest floor

Ramusella (Ramusella) sp.

Canopy

Quadroppiidae

Quadroppia quadricarinata (Michael, 1885)

Canopy and Forest floor

Suctobelbidae

Suctobelbella sp. 1

Canopy and Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 2 nr longicuspis Jacot, 1937

Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 3

Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 4

Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 5

Canopy and Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 7

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Suctobelbella sp. 9

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Allosuctobelba sp. nr gigantea (Hammer, 1955)

Forest floor

 

Rhinobelba sp.

Forest floor

Rhynchobelba sp.

Forest floor

Autognetidae

Autogneta longilamellata (Michael, 1885)

Canopy

  Autogneta sp. Canopy and Forest floor
 

Banksinoma lanceolata (Michael 1885) (possibly canadensis)

Forest floor

 

Banksinoma sp.

Canopy

Ameronothridae

Ameronothrus sp.

Forest floor

Licneremaeidae

Licneremaeus sp.

Canopy

Tegoribatidae

Tegoribates sp.

Forest floor

Achipteriidae

Achipteria sp. nr curta Aoki, 1970

Forest floor

  Achipteria sp. Forest floor
 

Anachipteria geminus Lindo et al., 2008

Canopy

 

Anachipteria sp. 2

Forest floor

Dentachipteria sp.

Forest floor

Phenopelopiidae

Eupelops sp.

Forest floor

Haplozetidae Xylobates sp. Forest floor
Scheloribatidae Liebstadia sp. 1 Forest floor

Liebstadia sp. 2

Forest floor

  Scheloribates (Hemilieus) sp. Canopy and Forest floor

Scheloribates (Scheloribates) sp. 1

Canopy and Forest floor

Scheloribates (Scheloribates) sp. 2

Canopy

Scheloribates (Scheloribates) sp. 3

Forest floor

Parapirnodus hexaporosus Behan-Pelletier et al. 2002

Canopy

Oribatulidae

Oribatula sp.

Forest floor

Phauloppia sp. 1

Canopy

Phauloppia sp. 2

Canopy

Zygoribatula sp.

Forest floor

Oribatellidae

Ophidiotricus sp.

Forest floor

 

Oribatella sp.

Canopy

Chamobatidae

Chamobates sp.

Forest floor

Ceratozetidae

Ceratozetes pacificus Behan-Pelletier, 1984

Canopy and Forest floor

Ceratozetes sp. nr cuspidatus Jacot, 1939

Forest floor

 

Ceratozetes sp. 2

Forest floor

 

Ceratozetes sp. 3

Forest floor

 

Fuscozetes sp. nr fuscipes (C.L. Koch, 1844)

Forest floor

 

Melanozetes crossleyi Behan-Pelletier, 2000

Forest floor

Sphaerozetes winchesteri Behan-Pelletier, 2000

Canopy and Forest floor

Sphaerozetes sp. nr castaneus Hammer, 1955

Forest floor

Svalbardia paludicola Thor, 1930

Forest floor

Mycobatidae

Mycobates corticeus Behan-Pelletier, 2001

Canopy

Galumnidae

Pilogalumna sp.

Canopy

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