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Morphological and molecular characteristics of Austroglycyphagus geniculatus (Acari: Glycyphagidae).

Authors :
Tu, Huanxin
Shuai, Yujun
Chang, Qingquan
Ren, Zhili
Xu, Yueye
Xu, Jingang
Guo, Junjie
Li, Yuanyuan
Sun, Entao
Zhao, Jinhong
Source :
Systematic & Applied Acarology; Jul2024, Vol. 29 Issue 7, p831-840, 10p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to describe the morphological and molecular characteristics of Austroglycyphagus geniculatus (Acari: Glycyphagidae) breeding in fodder. Flour and corn-crushed fodder samples were collected from a small fodder processing mill in Wuhu, Anhui province, China. The detection rate of A. geniculatus was 100% in six samples, and the breeding density was 1.44 mites/g. Under an optical microscope, we observed that the mite body was oval and small in size. The epidermis of the mite was coated with fine particles. We found two obvious, large, and red lateral ventral glands on either side of hysterosoma. The gene sequences for internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (COX 1) of A. geniculatus were amplified and uploaded to the GenBank nucleotide sequence database. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the detailed description of the morphological and molecular characteristics of A. geniculatus. The results of phylogenetic relationships obtained from the ITS and COX 1 support the classification statuses of A. geniculatus to the family Glycyphagidae based on the morphological classification. Our study provides morphological and molecular data for inferring phylogenetic relationship of A. geniculatus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13621971
Volume :
29
Issue :
7
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Systematic & Applied Acarology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178737554
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.29.7.5