TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - The Selenoribatidae, a thalassobionte family oribatid (Oribatei) VL - 19 IS - 1 SP - 155 EP - 160 PY - 1977 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Schuster, R. UR - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=3019 DA - 1977-09-30 KW - Acari KW - Selenoribatidae KW - Nanorchestes KW - Herbivorous feeding KW - Algae KW - Spermatophore KW - Morphology KW - deposition KW - Marine littoral zone AB - Die Selenoribatidae, eine thalassobionte Familie der Hornmilben (Oribatei). - Selenoribatids are recorded from the coasts of 3 continents (fig. l, 2), where they inhabit different littoral formations . 5 species are known: Selenoribates joveiventris STRENZKE, 1961; S. mediterraneus GRANDJEAN, 1966; S. ghardaqens1:s ABD-EL-HAMID, 1974; Thalassozetes riparius ScHUSTER, 1963; Schusteria littorea GRANDJEAN, 1968; undescribed species exist (a monography of selenoribatids is in preparation). The correct nomenclature is: Selenoribatidae GRANDJEAN, 1966, not ScHUSTER, 1963 sensu BALOGH. Selenoribatids are probably carnivorous; sometimes rests of tardigrads have been found in the gut. ER -