Laelapidae mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) infesting small rodents in the Curonian Spit, Lithuania

Kaminskienė, Evelina; Radzijevskaja, Jana; Balčiauskas, Linas; Gedminas, Vaclovas; Paulauskas, Algimantas

doi:10.6001/biologija.v63i2.3528

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“…The surprising result of this study is that we found only one parasitic species in the hamster burrows ( E. stabularis ). Parasitic mites were abundantly represented in nests of Mus spicilegus (Stanko et al ., 2007) and other small rodents (Büchner et al ., 2003; Kaminskienė et al ., 2017). Nevertheless, our result is somewhat consistent with the study of Bright and Morris (1996).…”

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Species composition, diversity, and the abundance of arthropods inhabiting burrows of the common hamster (Cricetus cricetusL.)

Celebias

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Gwiazdowicz

et al. 2019

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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The is insufficient knowledge of arthropod communities occurring in specific microhabitats. In this study, we characterize the arthropod assemblages inhabiting burrows of the common hamster (Cricetus cricetus L.) and factors that determine their diversity and abundance. We tested the following hypotheses: (1) arthropod assemblages are associated with a particular dominant vegetation occurring in the vicinity of burrows; (2) a correlation exists between fine-scale geographic distances among burrows and assemblage dissimilarity; and (3) the type of trap influences the sampling success of captured arthropods. We found 73 morphospecies belonging to 16 families in 109 burrows, most of which were in the families Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) and Parasitidae (Arachnida: Acari: Mesostigmata). The most abundant families were Staphylinidae, Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera), Parasitidae, and Macrochelidae (Mesostigmata) (78.89%). Among the identified species, we found Aleochara irmgardis (Staphylinidae) and Poecilochirus sexclavatus (Parasitidae) which had not yet been reported in Poland, and several other rare species. Meat-baited traps captured 64.34% more individuals, which were more diverse and species-rich than the non-baited control traps, but the former was more selective for saprophages, necrophages, and coprophages. The burrows located in areas overgrown by triticale (a hybrid of wheat and rye) were inhabited by 69.86% of the identified arthropod species, and these also had the highest abundance (64.07%) in comparison with other habitats. However, differences in sample size biased our results toward and overestimate arthropods associated with this vegetation. This study underlines that the species composition detected in burrows was affected by the methods used and hamster preferences for a specific habitat rather than the geographic proximity of the burrows. More extensive sampling across multiple habitats will be necessary to confirm our findings.

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Species composition, diversity, and the abundance of arthropods inhabiting burrows of the common hamster (Cricetus cricetusL.)

Celebias

Melke

Gwiazdowicz

et al. 2019

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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“…Domains 1–3 from the 28S nuclear ribosomal RNA gene region and the COI gene of mitochondrial DNA were used for molecular characterization and phylogenetic reconstruction within the family Laelapidae [ 33 ].…”

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“…To amplify a 709 bp fragment of the COI gene, conventional PCR with primers LCO1490 (5’-GGT CAA CAA ATC ATA AAG ATA TTG G-3’) and HCO2198 (5’-TAA ACT TCA GGG TGA CCA AAA AAT CA-3’) was performed [ 33 ]. Each 25 µL reaction contained a mixture of 16.5 µL ddH 2 O, 5 µL 5× MyTaq reaction buffer (Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Vilnius, Lithuania), 0.5 µL of each 10 mM primer, 0.5 µL MyTaq DNA polymerase (Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, Vilnius, Lithuania) (5 U/μL), and 2 µL DNA.…”

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Molecular Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Laelapidae Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata)

Kaminskienė

Radzijevskaja

Griciuvienė

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The family Laelapidae (Dermanyssoidea) is morphologically and ecologically the most diverse group of Mesostigmata mites. Although molecular genetic data are widely used in taxonomic identification and phylogenetic analysis, most classifications in Mesostigmata mites are based solely on morphological characteristics. In the present study, eight species of mites from the Laelapidae (Dermanyssoidea) family collected from different species of small rodents in Lithuania, Norway, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic were molecularly characterized using the nuclear (28S ribosomal RNA) and mitochondrial (cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene) markers. Obtained molecular data from 113 specimens of mites were used to discriminate between species and investigate the phylogenetic relationships and genetic diversity among Laelapidae mites from six genera. This study provides new molecular data on Laelaps agilis, Laelaps hilaris, Laelaps jettmari, Haemogamasus nidi, Eulaelaps stabularis, Hyperlaelaps microti, Myonyssus gigas, and Hirstionyssus sp. mites collected from different rodent hosts and geographical regions in Europe.

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“…The mites common and typical for birds of nests and small mammals are called nidicolous (Napierała and Błoszyk 2013 ). To date, most attention has been paid to mite fauna inhabiting nests of mammals (e.g., rodents, moles) and birds, such as storks, eagles, owls, pigeons, sea birds, and some passerine species (Kaźmierski 1998a ; Gwiazdowicz et al 1999 ; Kristofik et al 2002 , 2005 ; Błoszyk et al 2005 ; Pilskog et al 2014 ; Napierała et al 2016 ; Kaminskienė et al 2017 ; Kaźmierski et al 2018 , 2021 ; Celebias et al 2019 ). Those studies showed that the type of nest and the period when the nest is used play an important role in shaping mite assemblage structure.…”

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Mites inhabiting nests of wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Aves: Passeriformes), in the Wielkopolska National Park in western Poland

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The wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Aves: Passeriformes), is a well-known model organism for studying bird migration, breeding habitat selection and nest predation. The nest acarofauna of this bird species has not been extensively studied so far. To provide a comprehensive report on mite species inhabiting wood warbler nests and to assess infestation parameters (prevalence, intensity, and abundance) for mite species and orders, we collected 45 nests of this bird species in the Wielkopolska National Park in western Poland. Analyses revealed a huge diversity (198 species) of mites inhabiting wood warbler nests. We found individuals belonging to the Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes and Sarcoptiformes. The Trombidiformes, represented in our study only by the Prostigmata, achieved statistically significantly lower intensity and abundance, compared to representatives of other orders. However, the number of recorded prostigmatid species was high (65). The most common were: Stigmaeus sphagneti (22 nests), Stigmaeus longipilis (16), Eupodes voxencollinus (15), Cunaxa setirostris (14), Stigmaeus pilatus (11), and Linopodes sp. 2 (10). The prevalence of Mesostigmata and Sarcoptiformes was equal, reaching 91.1%. Most of Gamasina (Mesostigmata) species found in this study were more characteristic of the soil environment and forest litter than bird nests, but there was also a typical bird parasite, viz. Ornithonyssus sylviarum. None of the observed species of Uropodina (Mesostigmata) or Oribatida (Sarcoptiformes) was typical for bird nests. Among the Uropodina, the highest parameters of nest infestation were achieved by Oodinychus ovalis, whereas among the Oribatida, they were achieved by Metabelba pulverosa. We discuss the importance of wood warbler nests for mite dispersal, survival and reproduction.

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Laelapidae mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) infesting small rodents in the Curonian Spit, Lithuania

Cited by 10 publications

References 5 publications

Species composition, diversity, and the abundance of arthropods inhabiting burrows of the common hamster (Cricetus cricetusL.)

Species composition, diversity, and the abundance of arthropods inhabiting burrows of the common hamster (Cricetus cricetusL.)

Molecular Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Laelapidae Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata)

Mites inhabiting nests of wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Aves: Passeriformes), in the Wielkopolska National Park in western Poland

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