Biology:Tuckerella

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Short description: Genus of mites

Tuckerella
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
Peacock mite, Tuckerella sp.jpg
False-colour scanning elecron micrograph of Tuckerella sp., magnified 260 times
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Superfamily: Tetranychoidea
Family: Tuckerellidae
Baker & Pritchard, 1953
Genus: Tuckerella
Womersley, 1940

The peacock mites of the genus Tuckerella (the only genus of the mite family Tuckerellidae) are a significant herbivorous pest in the tropics, for example on citrus fruit. Other species dwell in grasses, possibly as root feeders.[1]

The peacock mite's name suggests that their feather-like (or leaf-like) setae[1] adorning their backs are evocative of a peacock's plumage.[2] They also have long hair-like setae projecting from rear (caudal setae)[3] that have been compared to a trailing peacock tail.[1] The 5–7 pairs of caudal setae can be flicked over the body very quickly,[1] so they are used like whips in defense against predators.[2] They may also help in wind-borne dispersal.[2]

They are classified in the superfamily Tetranychoidea,[4] being its most ornate members.[1]

Species

  • Tuckerella anommata Smith-Meyer & Ueckermann, 1997 (South Africa)
  • Tuckerella channabasavannai Mallik & Kumar, 1992 (host: Saraca indica; Andhra Pradesh)
  • Tuckerella eloisae Servin & Otero, 1989 (host: Fouquieria diguetii; Mexico)
  • Tuckerella filipina Corpuz-Raros, 2001 (host: Hydnocarpus sp.: Philippines)
  • Tuckerella hainanensis Lin & Fu, 1997 (host: Coffea arabica; Hainan)[5]
  • Tuckerella jianfengensis Lin & Fu, 1997 (host: Annona muricata; Jianfengling, Hainan)[5]
  • Tuckerella kumaonensis Gupta, 1979 (India)
  • Tuckerella litoralis Collyer, 1969
  • Tuckerella nilotica Zaher & Rasmy, 1970 (Egypt)
  • Tuckerella ornatus (Tucker, 1926) – type species[6]
  • Tuckerella xiamenensis Lin, 1982 (host: Manilkara zapota)
  • Tuckerella xinglongensis Lin-Yanmou & Fu-Yuegua, 1997 (hosts: Polyscias fruticosa var. plumata and Camellia sinensis; Hainan)[5]
  • †Tuckerella fossilibus Khaustov, Sergeyenko & Perkovsky 2014 (Rovno amber)[7]
  • †Tuckerella weiterschani Sidorchuk & Khaustov, 2018 (Baltic amber)[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Walter, David Evans; Proctor, Heather (2013). Mites: Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 292. ISBN 978-94-007-7164-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=kRHHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA292. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 D.E. Walter (University of Queensland) (2005-09-28). ""Peacock mites" Tuckerellidae". United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/acari/content/tuck1.html. 
  3. ↑ Vacante, Vincenzo (2010). Citrus Mites. Cabi. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-84593-499-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ja94snTeJ4gC&pg=PA166. 
  4. ↑ David Evans Walter (2004). "Hidden in plain sight: mites in the canopy". in Margaret Lowman & H. Bruce Rinker. Forest Canopies. Academic Press. pp. 224–241. ISBN 978-0-12-457553-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=F471I0uJv-8C&pg=PA229. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Zhang, Zhi-qiang; Hong, Xiao-yue; Fan, Qing-hai (2010). Progress in Chinese Acarology. Magnolia Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-86977-545-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=6cF6sxuLoIMC&pg=PA7. 
  6. ↑ "Index of the Described Animalia of the World: Tuckerellidae". Texas A&M University. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/acari/Tuckerellidae.txt. 
  7. ↑ A.A. Khaustov; A.L. Sergeyenko; E.E. Perkovsky (2014). "First fossil record of mites of the family Tuckerellidae (Acari: Tetranychoidea) from Rovno amber with description of a new species". International Journal of Acarology 40 (5): 367–369. doi:10.1080/01647954.2014.933253. 
  8. ↑ Ekaterina A. Sidorchuk; Alexander A. Khaustov (2018). "Two Eocene species of peacock mites (Acari: Tetranychoidea: Tuckerellidae)". Acarologia 58 (1): 99–115. doi:10.24349/acarologia/20184228. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3077689 entry




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