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- Title
An unexpected finding of a new species of the genus Charadriineopicobia (Acariformes, Syringophilidae) parasitizing Hydrobates tethys (Aves, Procellariiformes) from the Galápagos Islands.
- Authors
Skoracki, Maciej; Unsöld, Markus; Sikora, Bozena; Hromada, Martin
- Abstract
A new quill mite species of the family Syringophilidae and subfamily Picobiinae, Charadriineopicobia janegoodallaesp. nov., is described. It was collected from Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates tethys (Bonaparte), a representative of the order Procellariiformes and family Hydrobatidae. Our finding is the first record of the subfamily Picobiinae on procellariform hosts and the first record of quill mites of the family Syringophilidae collected from birds inhabiting the Galápagos Islands. Additionally, an identification key to females of all known species of Charadriineopicobia is presented. Because all other species of the genus Charadriineopicobia were found on phylogenetically distant avian hosts of the order Charadriiformes and families Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, and Laridae, we hypothesize that presence of this new mite species parasitizing H. tethys is a result of the mite switching from charadriiform hosts inhabiting the same ecological niche.
- Subjects
GALAPAGOS Islands; SPECIES; ECOLOGICAL niche; ISLANDS; CHARADRIIFORMES; MITES; ACARIFORMES
- Publication
Systematic & Applied Acarology, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 4, p647
- ISSN
1362-1971
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11158/saa.28.4.2