The sejugal furrow in camel spiders and acariform mites [PDF]
Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2012 Camel spiders (Arachnida: Solifugae) are one of the arachnid groups characterised by a prosomal dorsal shield composed of three distinct elements: the pro-, meso- and metapeltidium.
Dunlop, Jason A. +2 more
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Ancient gene linkages and ultraconserved elements disentangle Acari interrelationships [PDF]
iScienceSummary: The interrelationships among Acari groups, Acariformes (mites) and Parasitiformes (ticks and parasitic mites) have been debated for long. We interrogated 90 genomes of Arachnida through a customized Chelicerata-wide ultraconserved elements bait ...
Jyoti Prakash Bhoi +4 more
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Louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Romania: New records and novel host–parasite and hyperparasites associations [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThis study presents records of ectoparasitic flies from the family Hippoboscidae collected in Romania between 2022 and 2024. A total of seven species were recorded, with Pseudolynchia canariensis (Macquart in Webb and Berthelot, 1839) representing a new ...
Laura Mlynárová +5 more
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of eriophyoid mite Setoptus koraiensis [PDF]
Scientific DataEriophyoidea represents a highly diverse superfamily of herbivorous mites in the Acariformes, including over 5,000 named species that are distributed worldwide.
Zi-Kai Shao +3 more
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The evolutionary history and timeline of mites in ancient soils [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAcariform mites play a crucial role as primary soil decomposers, impacting the carbon cycle. However, the timing of their diversification is uncertain, with estimated dates ranging from the Precambrian (no land plants) to the Carboniferous (diverse ...
Pavel B. Klimov +11 more
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Syringophilid mites parasitising the crows and the competitive exclusion principle [PDF]
Scientific ReportsQuill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) are one of the most species-rich groups of mite ectoparasites permanently associated with birds, characterised by high host specificity and strict microhabitat preferences.
Maciej Skoracki +5 more
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Quill Mites of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea) Parasitising Birds of the Subfamily Euphoninae (Passeriformes: Fringillidae) [PDF]
AnimalsQuill mites of the family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) are highly specialised avian ectoparasites that inhabit feather quills. Despite their widespread occurrence, their diversity, distribution, and host associations remain poorly ...
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Diversity and Interactions between Picobiine Mites and Starlings [PDF]
AnimalsThe subfamily Picobiinae (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) comprises obligate and permanent parasites of birds found exclusively in the quills of contour feathers.
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Insects evolved a monomeric histone-fold domain in the CENP-T protein family [PDF]
EMBO ReportsThe histone-fold domain (HFD) is a conserved protein interaction module that requires stabilization through a handshake interaction with an HFD partner.
Sundar Ram Sankaranarayanan +5 more
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Phylogenomics resolves the higher-level phylogeny of herbivorous eriophyoid mites (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea) [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Eriophyoid mites (Eriophyoidea) are among the largest groups in the Acariformes; they are strictly phytophagous. The higher-level phylogeny of eriophyoid mites, however, remains unresolved due to the limited number of available morphological ...
Qi Zhang +8 more
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