| Oppiella nova | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Oppiidae |
| Genus: | Oppiella |
| Species: | O. nova |
| Binomial name | |
| Oppiella nova (Oudemans, 1902) | |
Oppiella nova is a species of soil mite in Oppiidae family that can be found worldwide including Oahu, Hawaii and Okinawa, Japan. The species is 350 micrometres (0.014 in) long and 180 micrometres (0.0071 in) wide with short setae.
It is among the few animal species capable of surviving on asexual reproduction alone.
References
- "Videnskabelige meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk forening" [Scientific communications from the Danish Natural History Society]. Danish Natural History Society. 1967: 78.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - P. Balogh; J. Balogh (1990). The Soil Mites of the World: Vol. 3: Oribatid Mites of the Neotropical Region II. Elsevier. p. 18. ISBN 0-444-98809-2.
- "Some animal species can survive successfully without sexual reproduction". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- Brandt, Alexander; Tran Van, Patrick; Bluhm, Christian; Anselmetti, Yoann; Dumas, Zoé; Figuet, Emeric; François, Clémentine M.; Galtier, Nicolas; Heimburger, Bastian; Jaron, Kamil S.; Labédan, Marjorie; Maraun, Mark; Parker, Darren J.; Robinson-Rechavi, Marc; Schaefer, Ina; Simion, Paul; Scheu, Stefan; Schwander, Tanja; Bast, Jens (21 September 2021). "Haplotype divergence supports long-term asexuality in the oribatid mite Oppiella nova". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (38): e2101485118. doi:10.1073/pnas.2101485118. PMC 8463897. PMID 34535550. S2CID 237556986.