Phoresy and Mites: More Than Just a Free Ride

Owen D Seeman; David Evans Walter

doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-120220-013329

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Phoresy and Mites: More Than Just a Free Ride

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Phoresy and Mites: More Than Just a Free Ride

Owen D Seeman and David Evans Walter

Annual Review of Entomology, Vol.68, pp.69-88

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-120220-013329

PMID: 36170643

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Abstract

symbiosis

dispersal

paratism

conditional relationships

host relationships

Acari

Mites are masters at attaching to larger animals, often insects, in a temporary symbiosis called phoresy that allows these tiny animals to exploit patchy resources. In this article, we examine phoresy in the Acari, including those that feed on their carriers in transit, from a broad perspective. From a phylogenetic perspective, phoresy has evolved several times from free-living ancestors but also has been lost frequently. Rotting logs appear to be the first patchy resource exploited by phoretic mites, but the evolution of rapid life cycles later permitted exploitation of short-lived resources. As phoresy is a temporary symbiosis, most species have off-host interactions with their carrier. These relationships can be highly complex and context dependent but often are exploitative of the carrier's resources or progeny. Transitions from phoresy to parasitism seem widespread, but evidence for transitions from obligate phoretic parasitism to permanent parasitism is weak.

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Title: Phoresy and Mites: More Than Just a Free Ride
Authors: Owen D Seeman (Corresponding Author) - Queensland Museum
David Evans Walter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Publication details: Annual Review of Entomology, Vol.68, pp.69-88
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120220-013329
ISSN: 1545-4487
PMID: 36170643
Copyright note: © 2023 by the author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See credit lines of images or other third-party material in this article for license information.
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99678897702621
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