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Acari, Actinotrichida, Labidostomatidae) with Further Remarks on the Complex Cuticle of This Mite G Fine structure of pustules of Labidostoma luteum Kramer (Acari, Actinotrichida, Labidostomatidae) with further remarks on the complex cuticle of this mite G. Alberti To cite this version: G. Alberti. Fine structure of pustules of Labidostoma luteum Kramer (Acari, Actinotrichida, Labidos- tomatidae) with further remarks on the complex cuticle of this mite. Acarologia, Acarologia, 2013, 53 (2), pp.129-143. 10.1051/acarologia/20132083. hal-01565837 HAL Id: hal-01565837 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01565837 Submitted on 20 Jul 2017 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivatives| 4.0 International License ACAROLOGIA A quarterly journal of acarology, since 1959 Publishing on all aspects of the Acari All information: http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/acarologia/ [email protected] Acarologia is proudly non-profit, with no page charges and free open access Please help us maintain this system by encouraging your institutes to subscribe to the print version of the journal and by sending us your high quality research on the Acari. 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Acari in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 7th Symposium of EURAAC, Vienna, 2012 Acarologia 53(2): 129–143 (2013) DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132083 FINE STRUCTURE OF PUSTULES OF LABIDOSTOMA LUTEUM KRAMER (ACARI, ACTINOTRICHIDA, LABIDOSTOMATIDAE) WITH FURTHER REMARKS ON THE COMPLEX CUTICLE OF THIS MITE Gerd ALBERTI (Received 06 September 2012; accepted 17 December 2012; published online 28 June 2013) Allgemeine und Systematische Zoologie, Zoologisches Institut und Museum, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, J.-S.-Bach-Str. 11/12, 17487 Greifswald, Germany [email protected] ABSTRACT — Most Labidostomatidae bear lateral protuberances called pustules on their idiosoma, which have been considered as "enigmatic" structures. Here, the fine structure of the pustules of Labidostoma luteum is described using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. It is shown that the pustules represent peculiar exocrine glands which extrude their secretions through a specialized cuticular region which is shaped like the hat of a mushroom. This region includes a space located between the epicuticle and the procuticle and is regarded as a reservoir from which secretions likely are evacuated passing through the inner epicuticle. The inner epicuticle is incompletely penetrated by numerous tubular indentations. The peculiar structure of the pustules is shown to be a specialized region of the complex cuticle of the mite being provided with pore canals which terminate under cuticular indentations and a peculiar tunnel system. The latter is organized in cuticular ribs by spaces between inner epicuticle and procuticle. The function of the pustules and the tunnel system remains unknown, but inter- and/or intraspecific communication or a defensive role seem likely. KEYWORDS — defense; epicuticle; gland; pore canals; procuticle; ultrastructure INTRODUCTION armored almost completely by thick shields that are beautifully sculptured (e.g., Alberti et al. 1981; Labidostomatidae (Labidostomidae, Labidostom- Vistorin 1981; Alberti and Coons 1999; Walter et midae, Labidostommatidae, and Nicoletiellidae of al. 2009). Among other characteristics, these mites authors) is a small family of mites regarded as (the genus Sellnickiella is an exception; Walter et a basal taxon within Prostigmata and comprising al. 2009) show behind the one pair of lateral eyes about 50 described species (Walter et al. 2009). (lacking in some species; Bertrand and Coineau These mites feed on small arthropods (Vistorin 1978/79) a more or less pronounced protuberance, 1980) and reproduce by indirect spermatophore called "pustule" (or "Seitenhöcker" by Thor 1931), transfer (Schuster and Schuster 1969; Vistorin 1978) which may be divided in a series of smaller cones with Labidostoma luteum being parthenogenetic in its on each side (Vitzthum 1940/43; Grandjean 1942a; northern range (Betrand 1989; Walter et al. 2009). Baker and Wharton 1952; Coineau 1964; Robaux Labidostomatidae are peculiar because of a body 1977; Bertrand 1990) and is present already in the http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/acarologia/ 129 ISSN 0044-586-X (print). ISSN 2107-7207 (electronic) Alberti G. larva (Grandjean 1942b). The pustules have been scanning electron microscope (see Alberti and Nuz- considered "enigmatic organs" (Walter et al. 2009) zaci 1996 for more technical details). although it was shortly but clearly stated by Al- berti and Coons (1999) that these structures repre- sent glands substantiating the impression of Atyeo RESULTS and Crossley (1961) who addressed these organs as Labidostoma luteum "gland-like structures". Since larger dermal glands In , one pustule is located im- connected to the body surface in prostigmatid mites mediately behind each eye (Figure 1a). The SEM- are rather exceptional and only freshwater mites images show a structure resembling the hat of a generally possess a number of conspicuous glands, mushroom. In contrast to the surrounding cuti- it seems reasonable to study these structures more cle including the eyes, the surface of the pustule closely. is smooth (Figure 1b, c). Only in high magnifi- cation many tiny pores are detectable (Figure 1d). Figure 1e shows a pustule damaged by ultrasound. It reveals that under the smooth external cuticular MATERIALS AND METHODS layer a second layer is present, which has quite ob- vious perforations. Because of the cleaning with Specimens of Labidostoma luteum Kramer, 1879 were ultrasound the cerotegument (secretion layer) has collected near Kiel (northern Germany) and Hei- largely disappeared. delberg (southwestern Germany) from leaf litter. For transmission electron microscopy (TEM) living The sections show that the pustule is made of specimens were cut into halves with a razor blade a protuberance of the procuticle which towards its under a dissecting microscope and in a drop of cold tip becomes thinner. Here the procuticle is perfo- fixative (ca. 4 °C). The specimens were transferred rated (Figures 2a,b, 3 and 7). The epicuticle is sep- into a small vial containing the cold fixative, i.e. 3.5 arated from the procuticle in the region of the pus- % buffered glutaraldehyde (phosphate buffer: pH tule. Thus a space is formed between procuticle and 7.4; 0.1 M) and placed into a refrigerator. After epicuticle which is filled with a granular material. about 2h, the material was rinsed with buffer solu- This space is only narrow immediately above the tion several times over 2h. Subsequently the tissues perforations of the procuticle but becomes wider were transferred into a 2 % aqueous OsO4-solution towards the periphery of the pustule. In the api- for another 2h. After rinsing again with buffer cal area, a small connection between procuticle and for 10min, tissues were dehydrated with graded epicuticle is retained (Figures 2d and 3a). The per- ethanols (60 %, 70 %, 80 %, 95 %, absolute) and forations of the procuticle are rather wide, but pe- transferred into Araldite using propylenoxide as an ripherally bridged by very thin, porose procuticu- intermedium. Polymerization occurred at 60 °C. lar plates (Figures 3a,b), which are likely destroyed Ultrathin (70 nm) and semithin (400 nm) sections in the SEM-image (Figure 1d) through the ultra- were taken with a Leica Ultracut using a diamond sound treatment. The contents of the space between knife. Semithin sections were used for general ori- procuticle and epicuticle is similar to the material entation with a conventional light microscope af- found under the porose procuticular plate and ap- ter staining according to Richardson et al. (1960). pears similar thoughout (Figure 3b). The epicuticle The ultrathin sections were stained with uranylac- overlying the mentioned space consists of an inner etate and lead citrate (Reynolds 1963) and stud- epicuticle (epicuticle s.str.) and a cerotegument of ied in a JEOL Jem-1011transmission electron mi- varying thickness (Alberti and Coons 1999). The in- croscope (TEM). For scanning electron microscopy ner epicuticle is penetrated by thin tubes contain- (SEM) material preserved in 70 % ethanol was used. ing a material continuous with the cerotegument. The specimens were cleaned using ultrasound and However, these tubes do not penetrate the inner then
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