Cryptic species of mites (Uropodoidea: Uroobovella spp.) associated with burying beetles (Silphidae: Nicrophorus): The collapse of a host generalist revealed by molecular and morphological analyses

Knee, Wayne; Beaulieu, Frédéric; Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Kelso, Scott; Forbes, Mark R.

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.06.013

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“…So resourcetracking rather than phylogenetic-tracking may be the driving force. In a molecular phylogenetic analysis of Uroobovella mites on silphids, Knee et al ( 2012a ) found that the nominate species U. nova was composed of several host-specifi c lineages suffi ciently genetically and morphologically distinctive as to represent different species. Moving to birds as hosts, in a study of morphological differentiation in subspecies of the silvereye, Zosterops lateralis , Lombert ( 1988 ) also performed a multivariate analysis of the bird's feather mite, Trouessartia megadisca .…”

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Animals as Habitats

Walter

Proctor

2013

Mites: Ecology, Evolution &Amp; Behaviour

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To most non-biologists, a 'mite' is an almost invisible creature that lives in the carpet and gives you asthma or that burrows in your skin to produce socially unacceptable scabies. Cat owners may curse the ear mites that infest their pets and those who know that ticks are mites may mention Lyme Disease. Such medically important associations between mites and mammals are discussed in most parasitology texts, and mites associated with human diseases are discussed in our Chap. 10 ; therefore, in this chapter we cover ticks and other human-and livestock-associated mites superfi cially, concentrating instead on lesser known relationships between mites and the animals they use for room and board. These associations are not always negative; in fact, many seemingly parasitic mites have no impact on their hosts or may even be benefi cial (see section " Mutualism ", below).One of the recurring themes of this book is that mites live in the most astonishing places. This is particularly apparent among animal-associated acarines. A complete list of associations between mites and other animals would occupy an entire book but to whet the reader's appetite we have provided Table 9.1 , where we list the associations that acarologists use to shock jaded students or to start conversations at dull parties. After perusing this list many will be compelled to exclaim, 'What's a mite doing there?' or 'How did a mite get there?'. The fi rst question is a proximate one -what is the ecology of the symbiotic mite? -and the second an ultimate one -what evolutionary history and selective pressures have resulted in this association? In the fi rst section of this chapter we discuss the ecological terminology dealing with symbiosis and then outline some major hypotheses about how different symbioses may evolve. The next two sections discuss the life histories and behaviour of mites associated with invertebrates and vertebrates respectively and the fourth section surveys the diverse effects that parasitic mites have on their hosts. Finally, the last section addresses the topic of coevolution between hosts and symbionts from an acarine point of view.

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Animals as Habitats

Walter

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2013

Mites: Ecology, Evolution &Amp; Behaviour

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“…Amplified products and negative controls were visualized on 1% agarose electrophoresis gels, and purified using pre-cast E-Gel CloneWell 0.8% SYBR Safe agarose gels (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, California, United States of America). Sequencing reactions followed the protocol of Knee et al (2012), and sequencing was performed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Core Sequencing Facility (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada). Sequence chromatograms were edited and contiguous sequences were assembled using Sequencher v5.3 (Gene Codes Corp., Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America).…”

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A new Paraleius species (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) associated with bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Canada

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2017

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Bark beetles (Scolytinae) are hosts to a broad diversity of mites (Acari), including several genera of Oribatida (Sarcoptiformes). Of these, Paraleius (Scheloribatidae) species are the most frequently collected oribatid mites associated with bark beetles. A new species was discovered while surveying the acarofauna of bark beetles in Eastern Canada and is described as Paraleius leahae sp. n. (Oribatida, Scheloribatidae). This species was collected from two host beetle species, Hylastes porculus Erickson and Dendroctonus valens LeConte, in Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The genus Paraleius is rediagnosed, Metaleius is considered a synonym of Paraleius, and the proposed synonymy of Paraleius with Siculobata is rejected. The three known species are Paraleius leontonycha (Berlese), P. leahae sp. n., and P. strenzkei (Travé), comb. n. The barcode region of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) was amplified from P. leahae sp. n.

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“…Amplified products and negative controls were visualized on 1% agarose electrophoresis gels, and purified using pre-cast E-Gel CloneWell 0.8% SYBR Safe agarose gels (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, California, USA). Sequencing reactions followed the protocol of Knee et al (2012), and sequencing was performed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre Core Sequencing Facility (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).…”

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“…Macrochelids phoretic on burying beetles are often overlooked and unstudied, resulting in a scarcity of information about their life history and novel species that remain to be described. A recent survey of tortoise mites (Uropodina, Uroobovella ) on Nicrophorus beetles (Knee et al 2012) also uncovered three new species of Macrocheles associated with burying beetles. Herein, I propose and describe Macrocheles willowae sp.…”

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New Macrocheles species (Acari, Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae) associated with burying beetles (Silphidae, Nicrophorus) in North America

Knee

2017

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Burying beetles (Silphidae, Nicrophorus) are hosts to a broad diversity of mites (Acari), including several species of Macrocheles Latreille, 1829 (Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae). The macrochelid fauna associated with silphids primarily in North America was surveyed; in total, 1659 macrochelids representing seven species were collected from 112 Nicrophorus beetles representing nine host species. Three new species of Macrocheles were discovered during the survey and described as Macrocheles willowae sp. n., M. pratum sp. n., and M. kaiju sp. n. The barcode region of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) was amplified from the three new described species, as well as M. nataliae and M. praedafimetorum, and analysed in a small phylogeny.

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Cryptic species of mites (Uropodoidea: Uroobovella spp.) associated with burying beetles (Silphidae: Nicrophorus): The collapse of a host generalist revealed by molecular and morphological analyses

Cited by 36 publications

References 34 publications

Animals as Habitats

Animals as Habitats

A new Paraleius species (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) associated with bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Canada

New Macrocheles species (Acari, Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae) associated with burying beetles (Silphidae, Nicrophorus) in North America

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