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.[1] The species is 350 micrometres (0.014 in) long and 180 micrometres (0.0071 in) wide with short setae.[2]

It is among the few animal species capable of surviving on asexual reproduction alone.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Some animal species can survive successfully without sexual reproduction". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  4. ^ 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.
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