A new quill mite Syringophiloidus plocei sp. nov. (Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) parasitizing ploceid birds (Passeriformes) in Gabon - a combined description using morphology and DNA barcoding

Acta Parasitol. 2016 Sep 1;61(3):562-6. doi: 10.1515/ap-2016-0075.

Abstract

A new species of quill mites (Syringophilidae) Syringophiloidus plocei sp. nov. parasitizing Ploceus cucullatus (St. Muller) (type host), P. aurantius (Vieillot) and P. nigerrimus (Vieillot) (Ploceidae: Passeriformes) in Gabon is described using external morphology and DNA barcode data (the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences (COI) and D1-D3 region of the nuclear 28S rRNA gene). Females of S. plocei sp. nov. differ from S. pseudonigritae Glowska, Dragun-Damian and Dabert, 2012 by the length of setae ag3 190-230 (vs 145-160). The genetic distances (K2P) between COI haplotypes of S. plocei sp. nov. individuals (from P. cucullatus, P. nigerrimus and P. aurantius) and S. pseudonigritae ranges from 13.1-13.7%.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bird Diseases / parasitology*
  • DNA / genetics
  • DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
  • Female
  • Gabon
  • Mite Infestations / parasitology
  • Mite Infestations / veterinary*
  • Mites / classification
  • Mites / genetics*
  • Mites / growth & development*
  • Passeriformes / parasitology

Substances

  • DNA