Table 2 in Schusteria marina sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida, Selenoribatidae) an intertidal mite from Caribbean coasts, with remarks on taxonomy, biogeography, and ecology

Table 2. Comparison of distinguishing morphological characters of known Schusteria species. S. littoreaS. marina n. sp.S. melanomerusS. ugraseniS. nagisaS. saxeaGeographic occurrenceWAWASEASEASJISJIBody length (µm)370 – 415357 – 394275 – 305331 – 334337 – 365340 – 366Lamellar ridgesAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentSensillus/shape/ClavateClavateClavateClavateLanceolateClavatelengthShortShortNormalNormalNormalNormalDorsosejugal sutureIncompleteIncompleteIncompleteIncompleteIncompleteComplete*Notogastral setae151514, c 2 absent151515Position of imBetween c3 & laBetween c3 & laNext to laNext to laNext to lmBetween la & lmPosition of glaNext to laBetween La & lmAnterior to imPosterior to im?Anterior to imPair of epimeral ridgesFaintFaintAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentMedian sternal ridgeAbsentPresentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentPosition of seta 3bAligned with 4bAligned with 4bAligned with 4bAligned with 4bLateralLateralPairs of genital setae333333Iad orientationTransverseTransverseTransverseLongitudinalTransverseTransversePairs of adanal setae332232Pairs of anal setae112211Teeth on claws1 Ventral1 Ventral1 Ventral1 Ventral1 Dorsal1 Dorsal WA = Western Atlantic, SEA = South East Africa, SJI = Southwest Japanese Islands;? = no data available; * = alternative character state possible according to authors. Character states given in bold are unique to a specific geographic area. Data taken from literature (Grandjean 1968; Marshall and Pugh 2000; Karasawa and Aoki 2005).