| A new mite superfamily Cloacaroidea and its position within the Prostigmata (Acariformes). | |
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PMID: 18564734 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The external morphology of 2 closely related mite families, Cloacaridae and Epimyodicidae (Acari: Prostigmata), comprising highly specialized endoparasites of vertebrates, is analyzed. These mites exhibit strong regression of many structures ancestrally present in other Prostigmata as a consequence of their endoparasitic mode of life. The relationships of these 2 families with other taxa in the infraorder Eleutherengona are still not clear. Our reinterpretation of the chelicerae as unfused precludes inclusion of this lineage in the Cheyletoidea as proposed previously. A new superfamily, Cloacaroidea superfam, nov., incertae sedis, within the infraorder Eleutherengona is established for these 2 families, and their host-parasite relationships are briefly discussed. A new cloacarid species, Caminacarus dawsoni n. sp., from Graptemys pseudogeographica (Testudines: Emydidae) from the United States is also described. |
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Authors:
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Andre V Bochkov; Barry M O'Connor |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of parasitology Volume: 94 ISSN: 0022-3395 ISO Abbreviation: J. Parasitol. Publication Date: 2008 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-06-20 Completed Date: 2008-07-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7803124 Medline TA: J Parasitol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 335-44 Citation Subset: IM |
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Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya emb., St. Petersburg 199034, Russia. prostigmata@zin.ru |
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Animals Arvicolinae Female Host-Parasite Interactions Insectivora Male Mite Infestations / parasitology, veterinary Mites / anatomy & histology, classification*, physiology Strigiformes Turtles |
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