oribatid mite

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oribatid mite

freeliving, nonparasitic mites, intermediate hosts to tapeworms found in grazing animals, e.g. Moniezia, Anoplocephala, Paranoplocephala, Avitellina spp. Members of the superfamily Oribatoidea.

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cysticercoid			The lifecycle of the cestode requires 2 hosts; nonhuman primates are generally the final host, while oribatid mites are the intermediate host, in which the infective cysticercoid of the cestode develops. Bertiella studeri infection, China by Wang, Xue-Mei / Emerging Infectious Diseases Wilson reports, for example, that only one scientist in North America studies the classification of oribatid mites on a full-time bask--although these soil-dwelling arthropods are ubiquitous consumers of humus and fungal spores, and are "therefore key elements of land ecosystems almost everywhere. The Diversity of Life by Gould, Stephen Jay / Environmental Law			organomegaly organomercurial organometallic organon organophosphate organophosphate insecticide poisoning organophosphate pesticide organophosphorus organophosphorus compound organophosphorus compound poisoning organotherapy organotrophic organotropic organotropism organotypic growth organum orgasm Orgasmic disorder orgasmic disorders Orgasmic Headache orgasmic maturity orgasmic platform orgling orgotein ori gene oribatid mite orient oriental Oriental Flush Complex Oriental longhair Oriental medical practices Oriental shorthair oriental sore orientate orientation orientation and mobility specialist oriented oriented to person, place & time Orientia tsutsugamushi orienting reflex orienting response Orientobilharzia ORIF orifice orificium Origanum majorana L origanum oil Origanum vulgare origin original antigenic sin original instructions			Orhon Orhon River Orhon River Orhon River ORHP ORHPA ORHPC ORHQN ORHS ORHT Orhun ORI ORI ori gene Ori, Israel ORI/E Oria ORIA Quality Assurance Manager Oriana Oriane Oriann Dynamic System Orianna Orianne Orias ORIB Oribatei oribatid mite Oribatulidae Oribe, Manuel oribi oribi oribi oribis oribis Oric Orica Advanced Water Technologies Pty Ltd Oricalche Orichalceous Orichalch Orichi ORICL Orico Huit Funding Corp. ORICS ORID ORIDE Orie oriel oriel oriel oriel window oriel window Oriel windows Oriel windows oriels oriels ORIEN Oriency

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