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- Title
Mesostigmatic mites associated with birds and mammals in Iran. A review.
- Authors
Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J.; Nemati, Alireza; Riahi, Elham
- Abstract
There are diverse relationships between mites and birds or mammals. These mites may play an important role in epizootics and in the perpetuation of some significant diseases. The purpose of this study is to revise the current knowledge of mesostigmatic mites occurring on birds, including their nests and mammals and their substrates, in Iran and to compare the results with other regions of the Palearctic ecozone. This study presents a revised list of 38 species of mesostigmatic mite occuring on birds (17 species) and mammals (24 species) or in their nests/substrates in Iran. Dermanyssus gallinae, Ornithonyssus sylviarum and Parasitus hyalinus were found on both birds and mammals. The species composition of mites reported in Iran was compared with other regions of the Palearctic ecozone. Parasites, specifically those from genera Dermanyssus, Ornithonyssus and Liponyssoides, may be hazardous to human health. Species from these genera were predominant among the reported mites.
- Subjects
PARASITIFORMES; MITE ecology; PALEARCTIC; ANIMAL dispersal; SPECIES distribution
- Publication
Biologia, 2018, Vol 73, Issue 5, p485
- ISSN
0006-3088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2478/s11756-018-0055-0