#subspecies — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115984446339509467

#Sarcoptes #scabiei var. hominis (#Astigmata, Acariformes) is a skin-#parasitic #mite that feeds on human #epidermal cells. Infection typically occurs via adult, mated #females.The mite has #subspecies found on both #domestic and #wild #animals. The #evolutionary direction was via #humanancestors to humans and from there #spreading first to domestic animals and then to wild animals (see ref).
© #StefanFWirth 2026

Reference
R. W. Currier er al. (2012): https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06364.x

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sflorg/115938651966073726

The #Humboldt #marten (#Martes #caurina #humboldtensis) is a #subspecies of the #Pacificmarten that has been listed as #endangered by the US Fish and #WildlifeService since 2020. These endemic martens inhabit the redwood forest coastal regions of California and Oregon, where they form four populations. M. E. Martin et al. (2022) point oit that their #populationecology is still understudied, posing a challenge for #conservation measurements.
©text #StefanFWirth 2026

Ref
https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12809

The #dockbug #Coreus #marginatus (#Coreidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. In #CentralEurope, it undergoes one generation per year, with the adults spending their #winter #diapause in hidden places. From October onwards, it can be found e.g. on the underside of #deadwood, as seen here in #Berlin's park Rehberge. T. O. Markova et al. (2020) did studies on the ecology of the #FarEast #subspecies C. m. orientalis.

©#StefanFWirth Bln 2025

Ref
https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873820050048

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