An ultrastructural study of the relationship between the mite Floracarus perrepae Knihinicki & Boczek (Acariformes: Eriophyidae) and the fern Lygodium microphyllum (Lygodiaceae)
| Autor: | Thomas P. Freeman, Dennis R. Nelson, John A. Goolsby, Sebahat K. Ozman |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi |
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Invasive species
integumentary system biology Host (biology) Biological pest control biology.organism_classification Acariformes Florida everglades Eriophyidae respiratory tract diseases Mite-plant interactions Lygodium microphyllum immune system diseases Biological control Insect Science Floracarus perrepae Host range parasitic diseases Botany Electron microscopy Mite Fern Agronomy and Crop Science Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Australian Journal of Entomology. 44:57-61 |
| ISSN: | 1440-6055 1326-6756 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2005.00425.x |
| Popis: | The ultrastructure of the mite Floracarus perrepae was investigated in relation to its host, Lygodium microphyllum, the Old World climbing fern. Floracarus perrepae has been suggested as a means of biological control for the fern, which is an aggressive weed in tropical areas. Feeding by the mite induces a change in the size of epidermal cells, and cell division is stimulated by mite feeding, causing the leaf margin to curl over into a roll with two to three windings. The enlarged epidermal layer greatly increases its cytoplasmic contents, which become a nutritive tissue for the mite and its progeny. Damage by the mite ultimately debilitates the fern. The structure and depth of stylet penetration by the mite, and the thickness of the epidermal cell wall of L. microphyllum, do not appear to account for the mite's differential ability to induce leaf rolling in its co-adapted host from south-east Queensland but not in the invasive genotype of the fern in Florida. F |
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