Taxonomic Diversity of the Quill Mites of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Associated With Old World Parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittaculidae)

Marciniak-Musial, Natalia; Hromada, Martin; Sikora, Bożena

doi:10.1093/jme/tjab144

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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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confidence: 99%

“…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%

“…pseudeos Marciniak-Musial, Hromada & Sikora, 2022. Monoxenous parasite associated with Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata (Blyth) (Psittaculidae) from Papua New Guinea [52].…”

Section: The Species Richness Ofmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…skorackii Marciniak-Musial, Hromada & Sikora, 2022. Monoxenous parasite associated with Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius (Shaw) (Psittaculidae) from Australia [52].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Presently, this genus includes seven species exclusively associated with parrots and recorded from birds of the families Cacatuidae, Psittacidae, and Psittaculidae. They have been noted in the Afrotropical, Australian, and Oriental regions [50,52,53,100] L. poicephali (Skoracki & Dabert, 2002). Oligoxenous species associated with parrots of the genus Poicephalus (Psittacidae): Senegal Parrot P. senegalus versteri Finsch from Cameroon, Cape Parrot P. robustus (Gmelin) from DR Congo, Rwanda, Zambia, Red-fronted Parrot P. gulielmi (Jardine) from DR. Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Cameroon, Red-bellied Parrot P. rufiventri (Rüppell) from Somalia, Meyer's Parrot P. meyeri Cretzschmar from Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Kenya, Brown-necked Parrot P. fuscicollis Kuhl from Tanzania, Brown-headed Parrot P. cryptoxanthus (Peters) from Tanzania [100,101].…”

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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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

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Section: The Species Richness Ofmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…pseudeos Marciniak-Musial, Hromada & Sikora, 2022. Monoxenous parasite associated with Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata (Blyth) (Psittaculidae) from Papua New Guinea [52].…”

Section: The Species Richness Ofmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…skorackii Marciniak-Musial, Hromada & Sikora, 2022. Monoxenous parasite associated with Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius (Shaw) (Psittaculidae) from Australia [52].…”

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

Skoracki,

Unsöld,

Patan

et al. 2023

Parasitology

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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

Marciniak-Musial

Sikora

2022

Journal of Medical Entomology

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In this paper, we review the quill mite fauna of the family Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953 (Acariformes: Prostigmata) associated with New World and African parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes: Psittacidae), and describe eight new species including: Neoaulobia unsoeldi Marciniak-Musial & Sikora sp. nov. from the Burrowing Parakeet Cyanoliseus patagonus in Argentina; Lawrencipicobia arini Marciniak-Musial & Sikora sp. nov. from the Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus in Surinam; L. ararauna Marciniak-Musial & Sikora sp. nov. from the Black-headed Parrot Ara ararauna in Brazil; L. touiti Marciniak-Musial & Sikora sp. nov. from the Golden-tailed Parrotlet Touit surdus in Brazil; Rafapicobia valdiviana Marciniak-Musial & Sikora sp. nov. from the Burrowing Parrot Cyanoliseus patagonus in Brazil; R. pyrrhura Marciniak-Musial & Sikora sp. nov. from the Green-cheeked Parakeet Pyrrhura molinae in Bolivia; R. xanthopterygius Marciniak-Musial & Sikora sp. nov. from the Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius in Brazil; and R. trainidadi Marciniak-Musial & Sikora sp. nov. from the Lilac-tailed Parrotlet Touit batavicus in Trinidad and Tobago. Additionally, we note fifteen new host species and many new locality records for the previously described taxa, and provide the keys for all species associated with psittaciform birds. Finally, we discuss the host–parasite relationships between syringophilid mites and parrots.

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Taxonomic Diversity of the Quill Mites of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Associated With Old World Parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittaculidae)

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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

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

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