New records of water mites from Turkey and Iran revealed by DNA barcoding, with the description of a new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia)

Pešić, Vladimir; Esen, Yunus; Gülle, Pınar; Zawal, Andrzej; Saboori, Alireza; Jovanović, Milica; Bańkowska, Aleksandra; Smit, Harry

doi:10.11158/saa.27.7.7

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“…Biesiadka & Kowalik, 1979 Remarks -Mideopsis roztoczensis was originally described by Biesiadka & Kowalik (1979) from Szum River, Biała Łada River, Wieprz River and their tributaries in Roztocze area, east-central Poland. After that, it has been reported from different parts of Europe (Gerecke et al 2016) and Türkiye (Pešić et al 2022a). According to the original description by Biesiadka & Kowalik (1979), Mideopsis roztoczensis in the first line is characterized by a more elevated dorsal shield with distinctly visible anteriorly diverging lines of particularly faint fine porosity (Fig.…”

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Molecular diversity and species delimitation in the genus Mideopsis Neuman, 1880 in Europe (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Mideopsidae)

Pešić,

Bańkowska,

Zawal

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Ecol. Monten.

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Water mites of the genus Mideopsis are often a very abundant member of running and standing water communities whose taxonomy has been based almost exclusively on traditional morphological studies. In this study, we present a species-level phylogeny of the genus in Europe using 71 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcodes available in the BOLD database. In addition to morphological identification, we applied two different molecular taxon delimitation approaches (Assemble Species by Automatic Partitioning - ASAP and multi-rate Poisson tree processes). The ASAP molecular delimitation revealed the presence of five molecular operational taxonomic units (MOTU), i.e., M. crassipes Soar, 1904, M. milankovici Pešić & Smit, 2020, M. roztoczensis Biesiadka & Kowalik, 1979 and two distinct M. orbicularis MOTUs, both widely distributed and sympatric in Central and Northern Europe. Morphological analysis revealed that specimens of Clade 1 match the description given by Biesiadka & Kowalik (1979) for Mideopsis orbicularis. We highlight the need for a thorough revision of the genus Mideopsis in Europe by integrating morphological and molecular data.

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Molecular diversity and species delimitation in the genus Mideopsis Neuman, 1880 in Europe (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Mideopsidae)

Pešić,

Bańkowska,

Zawal

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Ecol. Monten.

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“…The results of this analysis confirm that S. algeriensis is a distinct species, clearly separable from S. compactilis and S. setiger (with the latter probably being an aggregate of 2 or more species). Furthermore, the high genetic distance of 15.4% between the Spanish material and a specimen from Iran, attributed to S. algeriensis by Pešić et al [ 52 ], suggests that the latter belongs to a further distinct species. It likely represents S. beneckei Bader & Sepasgosarian, 1982, a species proposed to be a synonym of S. algeriensis by Asadi et al [ 53 ].…”

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Parasite-host relationships of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) and black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in southeastern Spain

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Background Documentation on water mites in Spain is scarce, as is information on the parasite-host relationship between certain water mite species and representatives of the dipteran family Simuliidae. The discomfort caused to humans and animals by black flies seems to be increasing in recent years. In this context, an investigation of parasitic water mites is of great importance, not only from the point of view of biodiversity, but also in terms of their potential to control black fly populations. Methods Rivers across a wide region of eastern Spain were sampled to determine the specific richness of simuliid dipterans and to investigate their possible parasites, such as water mites, mermithid nematodes and microsporidia (fungal microbes). Data on environmental variables, abundance, prevalence and intensity of parasitism on the collected specimens were analyzed. Results In 10 streams, 15,396 simuliid pupae were collected and checked for the presence of water mite larvae; 426 pupae in seven streams were found to be associated with water mite larvae. Of the 21 simuliid species identified based on morphological characters, eight were found to be associated with water mite larvae. Water mite infection was not equally distributed among black fly species. Also, the prevalence of parasitism was low and differed among simuliid species, ranging from one to 13 water mites per black fly pupa. Variation at the intra- and interspecific levels was detected in terms of the number of water mites inside the black fly cocoons. Free-living deutonymphal and adult water mites representing 15 different species of six genera and five families were morphologically identified. The taxonomic identity of the parasitic mite larvae is unclear at present. Morphologically, they fit descriptions of larval Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) algeriensis Lundblad, 1942, but the possibility cannot be excluded that they represent Sperchon algeriensis, the most abundant species at the adult stage in this study and unknown at the larval stage, or even another species of the genus. A molecular analysis produced for the first time cytochrome oxidase I gene sequences for S. algeriensis. Conclusions Our results contribute to current knowledge on Spanish Hydrachnidia and their relationships with simuliids as hosts. However, further research is needed to evaluate the diversity, distribution, bioecology and prevalence of this parasitism. Graphical Abstract

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“…A recent study performed by Pešić et al (2022a) showed that populations of H. longiporus Thor, 1898 morphotype in Türkiye also belong to two distinct clades, one comprising specimens from southwestern Türkiye and the Balkan and another comprising specimens from northern Iran and eastern Türkiye, described as H. thori Pešić & Smit, 2022. In this study, we report a new record of this species from the Bulgurcuk stream in Elazig province. In the analysed material H. thori was represented by six barcoded individuals assigned to two BINs, AEL4319 (4 individuals) restricted to Türkiye and AEK7910 (2 specimens) distributed in Türkiye and Iran.…”

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“…The final dataset of H. thori includes 13 sequences from Pešić et al . (2022a) and this study; dataset of H. anatolicus includes seven sequences from this study. For H. longipalpis , we used 26 sequences from Pešić et al .…”

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“…2017, 2019a, b, 2020a, b, 2021). As a result of the integrative taxonomy of some widespread Hygrobates species (see under Discussion for an overview), several new species (e.g., H. turcicus Pešić, Esen & Dabert, 2017 , H. persicus Pešić & Asadi, 2017 , H. thori Pešić & Smit, 2022 , H. neotrigonicus Pešić & Esen, 2022 , H. ponticus Pešić, Esen & Mumladze, 2022) have been added to the fauna of Türkiye, challenging our current knowledge of this genus and enhancing the need of including an increased number of areas sampled and a number of individuals in further molecular analysis.…”

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An appraisal of the water mite genus Hygrobates Koch, 1837 from Türkiye, based on morphological and molecular data (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)

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Esen

Gülle

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Water mites of the genus Hygrobates Koch, 1837 are one of the most abundant water mite species in all kinds of running and standing waters in Türkiye. In this study, DNA barcodes were recovered from 26 specimens, morphologically assigned to five Hygrobates species. One species of the H. trigonicus species-complex (H. crypticus sp. nov.) from Eastern Türkiye, is described as new for science. Two species, Hygrobates thori and H. anatolicus were represented by two BINs. The first COI sequences is provided for Hygrobates anatolicus Esen & Pešić, 2013. The current diversity of the genus Hygrobates in Türkiye is discussed based on molecular and morphological data.

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New records of water mites from Turkey and Iran revealed by DNA barcoding, with the description of a new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia)

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Molecular diversity and species delimitation in the genus Mideopsis Neuman, 1880 in Europe (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Mideopsidae)

Molecular diversity and species delimitation in the genus Mideopsis Neuman, 1880 in Europe (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Mideopsidae)

Parasite-host relationships of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) and black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in southeastern Spain

An appraisal of the water mite genus Hygrobates Koch, 1837 from Türkiye, based on morphological and molecular data (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)

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