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Schwiebea
''Schwiebea'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It is among the largest in the family with over 60 species. Description Adults of ''Schwiebea'' are distinguished from other mites by: the absence of many setae, the reduction of supracoxal seta of leg I to a tiny spine, and the absence of Grandjean's organ. Additionally, the propodosomal sclerite has a posterior indentation/incision for up to 50% of its length. Females have a spermatheca (organ for receiving and storing sperm) and its morphology is important for distinguishing species. Habitat ''Schwiebea'' have been collected from various habitats including vegetation (clover roots, a verbena field, peony rose, ''Gerbera'' roots, yams, taro seeds), leaf litter, peat moss, caves, insect rearing containers and even some aquatic environments ( fish farms, aquariums, swimming pools). Some species attach phoretically to arthropods such as bark beetles, millipedes and ticks. Reproduction Some species of ''Schwieb ...
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Schwiebea Cavernicola
''Schwiebea'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It is among the largest in the family with over 60 species. Description Adults of ''Schwiebea'' are distinguished from other mites by: the absence of many setae, the reduction of supracoxal seta of leg I to a tiny spine, and the absence of Grandjean's organ. Additionally, the propodosomal sclerite has a posterior indentation/incision for up to 50% of its length. Females have a spermatheca (organ for receiving and storing sperm) and its morphology is important for distinguishing species. Habitat ''Schwiebea'' have been collected from various habitats including vegetation (clover roots, a verbena field, peony rose, ''Gerbera'' roots, yams, taro seeds), leaf litter, peat moss, caves, insect rearing containers and even some aquatic environments ( fish farms, aquariums, swimming pools). Some species attach phoretically to arthropods such as bark beetles, millipedes and ticks. Reproduction Some species of ''Schwieb ...
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Schwiebea Capitata
''Schwiebea'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It is among the largest in the family with over 60 species. Description Adults of ''Schwiebea'' are distinguished from other mites by: the absence of many setae, the reduction of supracoxal seta of leg I to a tiny spine, and the absence of Grandjean's organ. Additionally, the propodosomal sclerite has a posterior indentation/incision for up to 50% of its length. Females have a spermatheca (organ for receiving and storing sperm) and its morphology is important for distinguishing species. Habitat ''Schwiebea'' have been collected from various habitats including vegetation (clover roots, a verbena field, peony rose, ''Gerbera'' roots, yams, taro seeds), leaf litter, peat moss, caves, insect rearing containers and even some aquatic environments ( fish farms, aquariums, swimming pools). Some species attach phoretically to arthropods such as bark beetles, millipedes and ticks. Reproduction Some species of ''Schwieb ...
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Schwiebea Armata
''Schwiebea'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It is among the largest in the family with over 60 species. Description Adults of ''Schwiebea'' are distinguished from other mites by: the absence of many setae, the reduction of supracoxal seta of leg I to a tiny spine, and the absence of Grandjean's organ. Additionally, the propodosomal sclerite has a posterior indentation/incision for up to 50% of its length. Females have a spermatheca (organ for receiving and storing sperm) and its morphology is important for distinguishing species. Habitat ''Schwiebea'' have been collected from various habitats including vegetation (clover roots, a verbena field, peony rose, ''Gerbera'' roots, yams, taro seeds), leaf litter, peat moss, caves, insect rearing containers and even some aquatic environments ( fish farms, aquariums, swimming pools). Some species attach phoretically to arthropods such as bark beetles, millipedes and ticks. Reproduction Some species of ''Schwieb ...
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Schwiebea Aquatilis
''Schwiebea'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It is among the largest in the family with over 60 species. Description Adults of ''Schwiebea'' are distinguished from other mites by: the absence of many setae, the reduction of supracoxal seta of leg I to a tiny spine, and the absence of Grandjean's organ. Additionally, the propodosomal sclerite has a posterior indentation/incision for up to 50% of its length. Females have a spermatheca (organ for receiving and storing sperm) and its morphology is important for distinguishing species. Habitat ''Schwiebea'' have been collected from various habitats including vegetation (clover roots, a verbena field, peony rose, ''Gerbera'' roots, yams, taro seeds), leaf litter, peat moss, caves, insect rearing containers and even some aquatic environments ( fish farms, aquariums, swimming pools). Some species attach phoretically to arthropods such as bark beetles, millipedes and ticks. Reproduction Some species of ''Schwieb ...
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Schwiebea Aksuensis
''Schwiebea'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It is among the largest in the family with over 60 species. Description Adults of ''Schwiebea'' are distinguished from other mites by: the absence of many setae, the reduction of supracoxal seta of leg I to a tiny spine, and the absence of Grandjean's organ. Additionally, the propodosomal sclerite has a posterior indentation/incision for up to 50% of its length. Females have a spermatheca (organ for receiving and storing sperm) and its morphology is important for distinguishing species. Habitat ''Schwiebea'' have been collected from various habitats including vegetation (clover roots, a verbena field, peony rose, ''Gerbera'' roots, yams, taro seeds), leaf litter, peat moss, caves, insect rearing containers and even some aquatic environments ( fish farms, aquariums, swimming pools). Some species attach phoretically to arthropods such as bark beetles, millipedes and ticks. Reproduction Some species of ''Schwieb ...
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Schwiebea Afroaustralis
''Schwiebea'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. It is among the largest in the family with over 60 species. Description Adults of ''Schwiebea'' are distinguished from other mites by: the absence of many setae, the reduction of supracoxal seta of leg I to a tiny spine, and the absence of Grandjean's organ. Additionally, the propodosomal sclerite has a posterior indentation/incision for up to 50% of its length. Females have a spermatheca (organ for receiving and storing sperm) and its morphology is important for distinguishing species. Habitat ''Schwiebea'' have been collected from various habitats including vegetation (clover roots, a verbena field, peony rose, ''Gerbera'' roots, yams, taro seeds), leaf litter, peat moss, caves, insect rearing containers and even some aquatic environments ( fish farms, aquariums, swimming pools). Some species attach phoretically to arthropods such as bark beetles, millipedes and ticks. Reproduction Some species of ''Schwieb ...
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Acaridae
The Acaridae are a family of mites in order Sarcoptiformes. Distribution There are several acarid genera with cosmopolitan distributions, such as ''Acarus'''', Sancassania'' and ''Tyrophagus''. There are even ''Tyrophagus'' found in Antarctica and (spacecraft in) low Earth orbit. Ecology Acaridae live in various habitats and have various diets. Many are generalists that live in natural (e.g. soil, litter, animal nests, decomposing plant material) and artificial (e.g. human dwellings, granaries, greenhouses, plant nurseries) environments. They feed on decomposing organic material, fungi and nematodes. There are also more specialised acarids. Some ''Acarus'' inhabit nests of warm-blooded animals, mostly rodents and birds. Within ''Sancassania,'' there are species associated with certain bees, associated with scarabaeid beetles (riding phoretically on live beetles and feeding on dead beetles) or feeding on mushrooms. A lineage of ''Tyrophagus'', comprising ''T. formicetorum ...
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Phoresis
Phoresis or phoresy is a non-permanent, commensalistic interaction in which one organism (a phoront or phoretic) attaches itself to another (the host) solely for the purpose of travel. Phoresis has been observed directly in ticks and mites since the 18th century, and indirectly in fossils 320 million years old. It is not restricted to arthropods or animals; plants with seeds that disperse by attaching themselves to animals are also considered to be phoretic. ''Phoresis'' is rooted in the Greek words ''phoras'' (bearing) and ''phor'' (thief). The term, originally defined in 1896 as a relationship in which the host acts as a vehicle for its passenger, clashed with other terminology being developed at the time, so constraints on the length of time, feeding and ontogeny are now considered. Phoresis is used as a strategy for dispersal, seasonal migration, transport to new host/habitat escaping ephemeral habitats, and reducing inbreeding depression. In addition to the bene ...
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Chinese Yam
''Dioscorea polystachya'' or Chinese yam ( zh, s=山药, t=山藥), also called cinnamon-vine, is a species of flowering plant in the yam family. It is sometimes called Chinese potato or by its Korean name ''ma''. It is a perennial climbing vine, native to East Asia. The edible tubers are cultivated largely in Asia and sometimes used in alternative medicine. This species of yam is unique as the tubers can be eaten raw. Range This plant grows throughout East Asia. It is believed to have been introduced to Japan in the 17th century or earlier. Introduced to the United States as early as the 19th century for culinary and cultural uses, it is now considered an invasive plant species. The plant was introduced to Europe in the 19th century during the European Potato Failure, where cultivation continues to this day for the Asian food market. Taxonomy The botanical names ''Dioscorea opposita'' and '' Dioscorea oppositifolia'' have been consistently misapplied to Chinese yam. ...
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Potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile. The potato was originally believed to have been domesticated by Native Americans independently in multiple locations,University of Wisconsin-Madison, ''Finding rewrites the evolutionary history of the origin of potatoes'' (2005/ref> but later genetic studies traced a single origin, in the area of present-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia. Potatoes were domesticated there approximately 7,000–10,000 years ago, from a species in the ''Solanum brevicaule'' complex. Lay summary: In the Andes region of South America, where the species is indigenous, some close relatives of the potato are cultivated. Potatoes were introduced to Europe from the Americas by the Spanish in the second half of the 16 ...
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Garlic
Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Allium fistulosum, Welsh onion and Allium chinense, Chinese onion. It is native to South Asia, Central Asia and northeastern Iran and has long been used as a seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use. It was known to ancient Egyptians and has been used as both a food flavoring and a traditional medicine. China produces 76% of the world's supply of garlic. Etymology The word ''garlic'' derives from Old English, ''garlēac'', meaning ''gar'' (spear) and leek, as a 'spear-shaped leek'. Description ''Allium sativum'' is a perennial flowering plant growing from a bulb. It has a tall, erect flowering stem that grows up to . The leaf blade is flat, linear, solid, and approximately wide, with an acute apex. The plant may produce pink to purple flowers from July to September in the Nort ...
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American Ginseng
American ginseng (''Panax quinquefolius'') is a herbaceous perennial plant in the ivy family, commonly used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine. It is native to eastern North America, though it is also cultivated in China. Since the 18th century, American ginseng (''P. quinquefolius'') has been primarily exported to Asia, where it is highly valued for its cooling and sedative medicinal effects. It is considered to represent the cooling yin qualities, while Asian ginseng embodies the warmer aspects of yang. Description The aromatic root of American ginseng (''Panax quinquefolius'') resembles a small parsnip that forks as it matures. The plant grows tall, usually bearing three leaves, each with three to five leaflets, long. American ginseng can be found in much of the eastern and central United States and in part of southeastern Canada. It is found primarily in deciduous forests of the Appalachian and Ozark regions of the United States. American ginseng is found in full ...
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