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Under adverse conditions, #astigmatid #mites develop a special nymphal stage: the #deutonymph (shown here: #Histiostoma #sapromyzarum, living specimen). It's a #heteromorphic stage that serves the purpose of #phoretictransport and a result of a #metamorphosis into a juvenile stage lacking a mouth but possessing gonadal primordia and a rudimentary midgut.
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Further reading
P.B. Klimov et al. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94367-2#Photos
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Under adverse conditions, #astigmatid #mites develop a special nymphal stage: the #deutonymph (shown here: #Histiostoma #sapromyzarum, living specimen). It's a #heteromorphic stage that serves the purpose of #phoretictransport and a result of a #metamorphosis into a juvenile stage lacking a mouth but possessing gonadal primordia and a rudimentary midgut.
©#StefanFWirthSupport me: https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
Further reading
P.B. Klimov et al. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94367-2#Photos
©S.F.Wirth,2026 -
Under adverse conditions, #astigmatid #mites develop a special nymphal stage: the #deutonymph (shown here: #Histiostoma #sapromyzarum, living specimen). It's a #heteromorphic stage that serves the purpose of #phoretictransport and a result of a #metamorphosis into a juvenile stage lacking a mouth but possessing gonadal primordia and a rudimentary midgut.
©#StefanFWirthSupport me: https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
Further reading
P.B. Klimov et al. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94367-2#Photos
©S.F.Wirth,2026 -
Under adverse conditions, #astigmatid #mites develop a special nymphal stage: the #deutonymph (shown here: #Histiostoma #sapromyzarum, living specimen). It's a #heteromorphic stage that serves the purpose of #phoretictransport and a result of a #metamorphosis into a juvenile stage lacking a mouth but possessing gonadal primordia and a rudimentary midgut.
©#StefanFWirthSupport me: https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
Further reading
P.B. Klimov et al. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94367-2#Photos
©S.F.Wirth,2026 -
Under adverse conditions, #astigmatid #mites develop a special nymphal stage: the #deutonymph (shown here: #Histiostoma #sapromyzarum, living specimen). It's a #heteromorphic stage that serves the purpose of #phoretictransport and a result of a #metamorphosis into a juvenile stage lacking a mouth but possessing gonadal primordia and a rudimentary midgut.
©#StefanFWirthSupport me: https://ko-fi.com/sfwirth
Further reading
P.B. Klimov et al. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94367-2#Photos
©S.F.Wirth,2026