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Journal Article 
THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF A MODEL MITE: A REVIEW OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ARCHEGOZETES LONGISETOSUS (ACARI, ORIBATIDA) 
Heethoff, M; Bergmann, P; Laumann, M; Norton, RoyA; , 
2013 
Yes 
Acarologia
ISSN: 0044-586X
EISSN: 2107-7207 
ACAROLOGIA-UNIVERSITE PAUL VALERY 
MONTPELLIER 
353-368 
WOS:000331778800001 
With about 10,000 described species and densities reaching 400,000 ind/m(2), the Oribatida (without Astigmata) represent the most prevalent group of soil mites. However, with the exception of their taxonomy, many aspects of the biology of oribatid mites have been poorly studied. This might be explained in part by the previous lack of a model species. However, in the last 20 years, more and more non-taxonomic studies regarding development, genetics, morphology, chemical ecology and ecotoxicology have become available, with a significant number focused on the trhypochthoniid oribatid mite Archegozetes longisetosus. A well-defined laboratory strain of this pantropical parthenogenetic species was established in 1993 by one of us (RAN), and has since spread through nutherous laboratories worldwide. In this review, we summarize the scientific achievements this lineage has enabled while becoming a model system. for general zoology, ecology and evolution.