Dr. Marla D. Schwarzfeld
Mite taxonomist.
Current research and/or projects
Systematics and phylogeny of the predatory mite family Cunaxidae
Molecular methods to uncover the hidden biodiversity of soil and litter
The role of agricultural techniques in supporting healthy and diverse soil ecosystems
Education and awards
Ph.D. Systematics and Evolution, University of Alberta, 2013
B.Sc. (Hons). Biology (major) and Environmental Studies (minor), University of Victoria, 2001.
Key publications
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Beaulieu et al. 2022. Phylogenetics of Acari and their cousins reshuffled by ultraconserved elements (UCE’s): can beauty emerge from chaos? Zoosymposia, 22: 104-105
2022 - View publication details
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Schwarzfeld et al. 2022. The role of molecules, morphology and methodology in determining patterns of soil mite
2022 - View publication details
diversity. In: What lies beneath? The art and science of soil arthropods Program Symposium. Joint
meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada and Entomological Society of America, Nov. 13-
16, Vancouver, BC.
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Seniczak, A., Seniczak, S., Schwarzfeld, M.D., Coulson, S.J., Gwiazdowicz, D.J. (2020). Diversity and distribution of mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago. Diversity, [online] 12(9), http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/D12090323
2020 - View publication details
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Soroka, J., Bennett, A.M.R., Kora, C., Schwarzfeld, M.D. (2020). Distribution of alfalfa weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its parasitoids on the Canadian Prairies, with a key to described species of Nearctic Bathyplectes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). The Canadian Entomologist, http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2020.35
2020 - View publication details
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Schwarzfeld, M. D. and Nowell, V. J. Of pointy palps and glowing cheeks: phylogeny of the predatory mite family Cunaxidae. Oral presentation at the Entomological Society of Canada and Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Joint Meeting, Fredericton, Aug 19-21, 2019.
2019 - View publication details
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Nowell, V.J., Schwarzfeld, M.D. (2019). First record of the mite genus Denheyernaxoides Smiley (Acari: Bdelloidea: Cunaxidae) for North America and a redescription of D. americanus Rocha et al.. Systematic and Applied Acarology, [online] 24(3), 477-486. http://dx.doi.org/10.11158/saa.24.3.11
2019 - View publication details
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Beaulieu, F., Knee, W., Nowell, V., Schwarzfeld, M., Lindo, Z., Behan-Pelletier, V.M., Lumley, L., Young, M.R., Smith, I., Proctor, H.C., Mironov, S.V., Galloway, T.D., Walter, D.E., Lindquist, E.E. (2019). Acari of Canada. ZooKeys, [online] 2019(819), 77-168. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.819.28307
2019 - View publication details
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Schwarzfeld, M., Nowell, V. 2018. Metabarcoding soil mite communities. Invited presentation at the 2018 Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada, the Entomological Society of American and the Entomological Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Nov 11-14, 2018.
2018 - View publication details
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Nowell, V., Schwarzfeld, M. 2018. Biodiversity and systematics of predatory soil mites (Acari: Bdelloidea: Cunaxidae) in Canada. 2018 Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada, the Entomological Society of America and the Entomological Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Nov. 11-14, 2018.
2018 - View publication details
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Schwarzfeld, M.D. Sperling, F.A.H. 2016. Life, the universe, and Ophion: systematics and diversity of a little-known ichneumonid genus. Symposium: Evolution of a megadiverse group: the ichneumonoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Ichneumonidae). International Congress of Entomology, Sep. 25-30, Orlando, FL.
2016 - View publication details