Fossil oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Florisbad Quaternary deposits, South Africa

In a pioneer application of acarology to Quaternary fossil-bearing sediments in southern Africa, the oribatid composition in the Florisbad Quaternary sediments was determined and compared to the currently known distribution of those species. Nine species of oribatid mites were recorded in the Holocene aeolian deposits of the third test pit, three species from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) horizon sediments of the third test pit, and thirteen species from the Holocene spring sediments. The Florisbad results indicate a better agreement between the oribatid fauna of the last interglacial MSA horizon of the third test pit and the organic-rich mid-Holocene deposits near the spring than between either of these and early- and late-Holocene aeolian sediments of the third test pit, suggesting some similarity in microsedimentary environments. The majority of the species recorded in the sediments are parthenogenetic and can be regarded as pioneer species.     

海带丝状雌配子体孤雌生殖的初步研究

比较了两种温度、两种光照强度、4种培养基对海带丝状雌配子体孤雌生殖的影响 ,实验结果表明 ,温度为 10 .0± 0 .5℃、光照强度为 30 0 0 lx、含铁氮磷营养海水培养基是适宜孤雌生殖的条件。在温度、光照强度和培养基 3种因素中 ,培养基组成是影响孤雌生殖速度和效率的最重要因素 ;通过比较找到了 3个孤雌生殖速度较快的丝状雌配子体品系。