Quill Mites of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Associated With the New World and African Parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) With the Description of Eight New Species

Marciniak-Musial, Natalia; Sikora, Bożena

doi:10.1093/jme/tjac087

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“…To describe the prevalence, we examined the bird collection (dry bird skins) housed in the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Munich, Germany, according to the methodology presented in Skoracki [12]. This bird collection was previously used as a donor of many mite species described and recorded in previous papers (e.g, Skoracki [12,47]; Skoracki et al [43,48]; Skoracki & Hromada [49]; Marciniak et al [50,51], Marciniak-Musial et al [52]; Marciniak-Musiał & Sikora [53]). Descriptive statistics were computed using Quantitative Parasitology on the Web [54], with 95% confidence intervals (Sterne method).…”

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“…Currently, the Neoaulobia genus comprises 11 species recorded on members of the parrot families Cacatuidae, Psittaculidae, and Psittacidae in the Afrotropical, Australian, Oriental, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions [47,50,52,53,[74][75][76][77]82].…”

Section: The Species Richness Ofmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…unsoeldi Marciniak-Musial & Sikora 2002. Mesostenoxenous parasite associated with psittacid parrots: Turquoise-fronted Parrot Amazona aestiva (Linnaeus) from Paraguay, Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus Gray from Costa Rica, and Burrowing Parakeet Cyanoliseus patagonus (Vieillot) from Argentina [53].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Polixenous parasite associated with hosts of the orders Psittaciformes and Columbiformes. The following parrot species are hosts for this quill mite: White-winged Parakeet Brotogeris versicolurus (St. Muller) (Psittacidae) from Brazil [53,76], Gray-hooded Parakeet Psilopsiagon aymara (d'Orbigny) (Psittacidae) from South America [76], and Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus) (Psittaculidae) from Indonesia [76]. The columbiform hosts for this mite species are given in the recent paper of Kaszewska et al [88].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Currently, this genus comprises four species recorded on birds belonging to two orders, Columbiformes and Psittaciformes. All species have been recorded only in the Neotropical region [53,74,76,90].…”

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Host-Parasite Relationships of Quill Mites (Syringophilidae) and Parrots (Psittaciformes)

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The family Syringophilidae (Acari: Prostigmata) includes obligatory ectoparasites, which occupy feather quills from various parts of avian plumage, where they feed and reproduce. Our study was concerned with the global fauna of syringophilid mites associated with Psittaciformes, as well as host-parasite specificity and evolution. We assumed that the system composed of quill mites and parrots represents a model group that can be used in a broader study of the relationships between parasites and hosts. In total, we examined 1524 host individuals of parrots belonging to 195 species, 73 genera, and 4 families (which constitute ca. 50% of global parrot fauna) from all zoogeographical regions where Psittaciformes occur. Among them, 89 individuals representing 81 species have been infested by quill mites belonging to 45 species and 8 genera. The prevalence of host infestations by syringophilid mites varied from 2.8% to 100% (95% confidence interval (CI Sterne method) = 0.1–100). We applied a bipartite analysis to determine the parasite-host interaction, network indices, and host specificity at the species and whole network levels. The Syringophilidae-Psittaciformes network was composed of 24 mite species and 47 host species. The bipartite network was characterized by a high network level specialization H2′ = 0.98, connectance C = 0.89, and high modularity Q = 0.90, with 23 modules, but low nestedness N = 0.0333. Moreover, we reconstructed the phylogeny of the quill mites on the generic level, and this analysis shows two distinct clades: Psittaciphilus (Peristerophila + Terratosyringophilus) (among Syringophilinae subfamily) and Lawrencipicobia (Pipicobia + Rafapicobia) (among Picobiinae). Finally, the distributions and host-parasite relationships in the system composed of syringophilid mites and parrots are discussed.

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Section: Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Species Richness Ofmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Species Richness Ofmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Species Richness Ofmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Species Richness Ofmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Host-Parasite Relationships of Quill Mites (Syringophilidae) and Parrots (Psittaciformes)

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Lost companions: a new quill mite species and its possible coextinction with the Carolina parakeet

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Patan

et al. 2023

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Investigations of the parasites associated with extinct avian species provide unique insights into the ecology and evolution of both hosts and their parasitic counterparts. In the present paper, a new quill mite species, Peristerophila conuropsis sp. n., belonging to the family Syringophilidae (Prostigmata: Cheyletoidea) is described from the Carolina parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis Linnaeus (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae). This new species was collected from museum dry skin of the Carolina parakeet, the only native representative of the Psittacidae in the United States, which was an abundant resident of the southeastern and midwestern states and has been extinct in the beginning of the 20th century. Comment on the current taxonomic state and host associations of the genus Peristerophila are provided. Based on the host associations and habitats occupied by Peristerophila and related genera on parrots, it is hypothesized with the high probability that P. conuropsis has been extinct along with its host.

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Quill Mites of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Associated With the New World and African Parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) With the Description of Eight New Species

Cited by 2 publications

References 45 publications

Host-Parasite Relationships of Quill Mites (Syringophilidae) and Parrots (Psittaciformes)

Host-Parasite Relationships of Quill Mites (Syringophilidae) and Parrots (Psittaciformes)

Lost companions: a new quill mite species and its possible coextinction with the Carolina parakeet

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