Studies on the cuticle and musculature of freshwater mite, Unionicola aegyptiaca

Abstract Background The aquatic Acari are known as water mites and occupy a wide range of habitats. The freshwater mites, Unionicola aegyptiaca, were collected from the freshwater mussel, Caelatura aegyptiaca, River Nile, Sohag, Egypt. The present paper focuses on the structure of the cuticle and mu...

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Main Authors: Somaia A. Ramadan, Tarek G. Ismail, Asmaa N. Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-019-0133-z