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A comprehensive survey of Rhinonyssid mites (Mesostigmata: Rhinonyssidae) in Northwest Russia: New mite-host associations and prevalence data
- Source :
- Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e49535, idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla, instname, Biodiversity Data Journal, Vol 8, Iss, Pp 1-37 (2020), Biodiversity Data Journal
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Zenodo, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background: Rhinonyssid mites are permanent parasites of birds that inhabit their respiratory tract. There are around 600 species described worldwide and almost all species of birds are found to have embedded rhinonyssid mites. Despite their presumed relevance, these mites are largely unstudied due to the difficulty in sampling them and, therefore, the majority of mite-host associations and species-prevalence data are unknown. New information: In this study, 179 mite specimens belonging to 27 species and eight genera were identified. Notably, 18 new mite-bird associations were documented for the first time, thus increasing the known host range for these mite species. In addition, mite-host associations found in this study were compared with known associations from these species of birds in the European part of Russia and in Europe. Overall, this study represents the largest survey to date carried out on rhinonyssid mites in Russia and one of the most comprehensive datasets on rhinonyssid host-range
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Arthropoda
Biodiversity & Conservation
Zoology
Biology
parasites
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
immune system diseases
Systematics
Rhinonyssidae
parasitic diseases
Arachnida
Ecology & Environmental sciences
Mite
Animalia
Chelicerata
symbio
Acari
lcsh:QH301-705.5
Invertebrata
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
symbionts
Ecology
integumentary system
Host (biology)
biology.organism_classification
Data Paper (Biosciences)
Checklist
respiratory tract diseases
010602 entomology
Biogeography
lcsh:Biology (General)
birds
Mesostigmata
Parasitology
ectoparasites
checklist
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e49535, idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla, instname, Biodiversity Data Journal, Vol 8, Iss, Pp 1-37 (2020), Biodiversity Data Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f066778e4b9fbe9beef081ee5dbbc65a