Three new species of the feather mite genus Pteroherpus Gaud, 1981 (Astigmata, Pteronyssidae) from the bulbuls (Passeriformes, Pycnonotidae) in Africa

Mironov, Sergey V.; Wauthy, G.

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“…Mites were cleared in lactic acid for 24 h, mounted on microscope slides in PVA medium and examined using a Leica DM 5000B light microscope. Mites were identified using specific keys for avenzoariids 35,36 , xolalgids 47 and alloptids 40,41,48 . Feather mite specimens were deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia and in Centro de Recursos de Biodiversidad Animal, University of Barcelona, Spain.…”

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“…However, they also show strong interannual fidelity and natal philopatry to their breeding sites, which means that most contact transmission may take place among related individuals 33,34 . Feather mite species richness seems to be particularly high on these birds [35][36][37][38][39] , with Microspalax, Zachvatkinia and Brephosceles being the most common and diverse genera 35,40,41 .…”

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Diversity and structure of feather mite communities on seabirds from the north–east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

Stefan

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Gómez‐Díaz

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The richness and structure of symbiont assemblages are shaped by many factors acting at different spatial and temporal scales. Among them, host phylogeny and geographic distance play essential roles. To explore drivers of richness and structure of symbiont assemblages, feather mites and seabirds are an attractive model due to their peculiar traits. Feather mites are permanent ectosymbionts and considered highly host-specific with limited dispersal abilities. Seabirds harbour species-rich feather mite communities and their colonial breeding provides opportunities for symbionts to exploit several host species. To unravel the richness and test the influence of host phylogeny and geographic distance on mite communities, we collected feather mites from 11 seabird species breeding across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Using morphological criteria, we identified 33 mite species, of which 17 were new or recently described species. Based on community similarity analyses, mite communities were clearly structured by host genera, while the effect of geography within host genera or species was weak and sometimes negligible. We found a weak but significant effect of geographic distance on similarity patterns in mite communities for Cory’s shearwaters Calonectris borealis. Feather mite specificity mainly occurred at the host-genus rather than at host-species level, suggesting that previously inferred host species-specificity may have resulted from poorly sampling closely related host species. Overall, our results show that host phylogeny plays a greater role than geography in determining the composition and structure of mite assemblages and pinpoints the importance of sampling mites from closely-related host species before describing mite specificity patterns.

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Diversity and structure of feather mite communities on seabirds from the north–east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

Stefan

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Phylogeny and host-parasite associations of feather mites of the Pteroherpus generic group (Astigmata: Pteronyssidae)

Mironov

Wauthy

2010

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Four New Species of the Feather Mite Genus Vanginyssus Mironov, 2001 (Astigmata: Pteronyssidae) from the Vangas (Passeriformes: Vangidae) in Madagascar

Mironov

Wauthy

2006

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Four new feather mite species of Vanginyssus Mironov, 2001 are described from vangas (Passeriformes: Vangidae), an endemic passerine family from Madagascar: Vanginyssus euryceros n. sp. from the helmet vanga Euryceros prevostii Lesson, V. madagascarinus n. sp. from the blue vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus (Linnaeus), V. mystacornis n. sp. from the Crossley's babbler Mystacornis crossleyi (Grandidier) and V. orioliae n. sp. from the Bernier's vanga Oriolia bernieri Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. A key to the five known species of Vanginyssus is provided.

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Three new species of the feather mite genus Pteroherpus Gaud, 1981 (Astigmata, Pteronyssidae) from the bulbuls (Passeriformes, Pycnonotidae) in Africa

Cited by 7 publications

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Diversity and structure of feather mite communities on seabirds from the north–east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

Diversity and structure of feather mite communities on seabirds from the north–east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

Phylogeny and host-parasite associations of feather mites of the Pteroherpus generic group (Astigmata: Pteronyssidae)

Four New Species of the Feather Mite Genus Vanginyssus Mironov, 2001 (Astigmata: Pteronyssidae) from the Vangas (Passeriformes: Vangidae) in Madagascar

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