1. External Morphological Properties Of Atemnus Politus (Simon, 1878) (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones): A Scanning Electron 'Microscopy Study
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Nazife Yiğit Kayhan, İlkay Çorak Öcal, Hilal Sağlam Öcal, and KKÜ
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0106 biological sciences ,Microscope ,010607 zoology ,Zoology ,Morphology (biology) ,walking leg ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,scanning electron microscope (SEM) ,law ,Stereo microscope ,Microscopy ,Arachnida ,stereo microscope ,Scanning electron microscopy study ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Appendage ,biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Arthropod mouthparts ,Pseudoscorpion ,010602 entomology ,Insect Science ,chelicerae ,pedipalpus - Abstract
WOS:000592998800004 Pseuodoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones) have been little studied, although they are the third largest group in the Arachnida in number of species. Pseudoscorpions have features resembling those of true scorpions. Due to their small size (the largest pseudoscorpion being no larger than 1 cm) systematic studies have proven difficult. A high-performance microscope is necessary for detailed studies. In the present study. the pseudoscorpion Atemnuspolitus (Simon, 1878) collected in Osmaniye province. Turkey. was used to describe systematic and taxonomic characters, including chelicerae, pedipalps, walking legs. and cuticular structures on appendages using stereo light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The study revealed characteristic features of this species. This is the first SEM study of A. politus and provides an important contribution to understanding the morphology of pseudoscorpions and demonstrates the taxonomic value of SEM micrographs. Probable functions of some of the structures observed are discussed. Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Kirikkale UniversityKirikkale University [BAP/2014-34] This study is a part of our project and has been supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Kirikkale University (Project number: BAP/2014-34).
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- 2020