Ceratozetes gracilis ( Michael, 1884 )

Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, Zootaxa 4666 (1), pp. 1-180 : 131-132

Ceratozetes gracilis ( Michael, 1884)

Original name: Oribata gracilis Michael, 1884 ( André 1925)

Combination: Murcia gracilis ( Michael, 1884) ; ( Oudemans 1913), Notaspis gracilis ( Michael, 1884) ; ( Oudemans 1900a).

Geographic Location: AK: Fairbanks ( Hammer 1955a); Cape Thompson ( Watson et al. 1966); Northwest coastal plain; Chugach Mountain; Kenai Peninsula ( Behan 1978a); Denali NP: between Teklanika- Sanctuary Rivers; Eielson; ridge N.E. Toklat; Semidi Is.; Buildir Is.; Kenai Peninsula; Fairbanks: Chena Ridge; N. of Smith Lake; Brooks Range: Finger Mt.; Sukakpak Mt.; Galbraith; Sagwon Upland; Toolik Lake ( Behan-Pelletier 1984); Cape Thompson ( Watson et al. 1966); YT: Ivvavik NP, British Mtns; 69°13’N, 140°05’W; 69°08’N, 140°14’W ( Behan-Pelletier 1984); Ogilvie Mtns ( Behan-Pelletier 1997b); AB: Kananaskis Valley ( Mitchell & Parkinson 1976; Mitchell 1977a, b, 1978, 1979b); Cypress Hills PP: S. of Elkwater, Firetower Area Plateau; Rippling Waters Trail; Lodgepole pine campground area at Loch Lomond; Lusk Creek, 1 mi. E. Kananaskis Field Station ( Behan-Pelletier 1984); EMEND Site ( Lindo & Visser 2004); Moose Pasture Research Site; ABMI Sites ( Walter et al. 2014); ABMI Sites ( Meehan et al. 2019); ( Newton & Proctor 2013); 35 km north of Fort McMurray ( McAdams et al. 2018); SK: Prince Albert NP; Battlefords PP ( Behan-Pelletier 1984); Christopher Lake ( Behan-Pelletier & Eamer 2009); MB: Riding Mt. NP, Arrowhead Trail; along Gorge Creek Trail; shore of Audy Lake; Duck Mt. PP, along Blue Lake Trail; top of Baldy Mt. ( Behan-Pelletier 1984); ON: Spruce R. 2 mi. S. outlet of Black Sturgeon Lake, 42 mi. N. Hurkett; St. Lawrence Islands NP, McDonald Is., ( Behan-Pelletier 1984); Waterloo (Klironomos & Kendrick 1995, 1996); Shaw Woods Nature Preserve, ( Behan-Pelletier & Eamer 2009); Sudbury (St. John et al. 2002); QC: Gatineau Park; Bonaventure Is. ( Behan-Pelletier & Eamer 2009); Abitibi ( Déchêne & Buddle 2009, 2010); Morgan Arboretum ( Sylvain & Buddle 2010); NB: Kouchibouguac NP (Behan- Pelletier 1984); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010; Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987); NL: Gros Morne NP, Berry Hill area, ( Behan-Pelletier 1984); between Corner Brook and Little Grand Lake ( Dwyer et al. 1997, 1998).

Habitats: tussock tundra; alpine tundra and talus; subalpine Dryas meadow; boreal forest; Betula litter; prairie herbage and soil; Mimulus guttatus and moss by stream; Black spruce, White spruce litter; Pinus , Populus , Rosa, Viburnun , Alnus , Arctostaphylos litter; Sugar maple forest; moss, cedar, hemlock, birch, Balsam fir litter.

Distribution: Semicosmopolitan.