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Acariform mites (Acariformes) - permanent symbionts of Hapalomys delacouri Thomas (Rodentia, Muridae) in Vietnam [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2014
Two new species of parasitic acariform mites (Acariformes) are described from the Delacour’s marmoset rat Hapalomys delacouri Thomas (Rodentia: Muridae) in Vietnam: Afrolistrophorus (Afrolistrophorus) hapalomys sp. n.
Andre Bochkov, Alexei Abramov
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Repeated convergent evolution of parthenogenesis in Acariformes (Acari)

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
The existence of old species‐rich parthenogenetic taxa is a conundrum in evolutionary biology. Such taxa point to ancient parthenogenetic radiations resulting in morphologically distinct species.
Patrick Pachl, Matti Uusitalo, Stefan Scheu, Ina Schaefer, Mark Maraun   +4 more
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Where Eriophyoidea (Acariformes) Belong in the Tree of Life

Insects, 2023
Over the past century and a half, the taxonomic placement of Eriophyoidea has been in flux. For much of this period, this group has been treated as a subtaxon within Trombidiformes.
Samuel J. Bolton, Philipp E. Chetverikov, Ronald Ochoa, Pavel B. Klimov   +3 more
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The Unique Cauda-Liked Structure Represents a New Subfamily of Cunaxidae: Description of New Taxa and Discussion on Functional Morphology

Animals, 2023
A cauda-like structure was found, firstly in Cunaxidae, and with it the new taxa Cunaxicaudinae Chen & Jin subfam. nov., and its two new genera, Cunaxicaudus Chen & Jin gen. nov. (type genus) and Brevicaudus Chen & Jin gen.
Jianxin Chen, Maoyuan Yao, Jianjun Guo, Tianci Yi, Daochao Jin   +4 more
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Nuevas especies de Carabodidae (Acariformes, Oribatida) iberomagrebíes

Graellsia, 2001
El presente trabajo está dedicado al estudio de varias especies de Carabódidos iberomagrebíes; cuatro de ellas son nuevas para la ciencia: Carabodes pirenaicus sp. nov., Carabodes guadarramicus sp. nov., Odontocepheus bandae sp. nov.
L. S. Subías, A. Arillo
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First record of the genus Penthalodes (Acari: Eupodoidea: Penthalodidae) from Russia, with description of a new species

Persian Journal of Acarology, 2023
Penthalodes caucasicus sp. nov. (Acari: Penthalodidae) is described based on females collected from moss in Western Caucasus, Russia. Some morphological characters in the genus Penthalodes are discussed.
Alexander Khaustov, Sergey Kravchenko
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A giant mite in Cretaceous Burmese amber [PDF]

Fossil Record, 2018
An unusually large acariform mite is described as Immensmaris chewbaccei gen. et sp. nov. from the Cretaceous (ca. 100 Ma) Burmese amber of Myanmar.
J. A. Dunlop, K. Frahnert, J. Mąkol
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Mite Fauna of the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Parasitizing Darwin’s Finches in Galápagos Archipelago

Diversity, 2022
Due to the biological uniqueness of the Galápagos Islands, ectoparasites of their avian fauna are relatively well-studied compared with other oceanic islands.
Maciej Skoracki, Bozena Sikora, Markus Unsoeld, Martin Hromada   +3 more
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Phylogenetic position of the acariform mites: sensitivity to homology assessment under total evidence

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2010
Background Mites (Acari) have traditionally been treated as monophyletic, albeit composed of two major lineages: Acariformes and Parasitiformes. Yet recent studies based on morphology, molecular data, or combinations thereof, have increasingly drawn ...
Pepato Almir R, da Rocha Carlos EF, Dunlop Jason A   +2 more
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New and interesting records of quill mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) of passerine birds of southwestern Ukraine 

Persian Journal of Acarology, 2020
New and interesting records of quill mites (Acari: Prostigmata, Syringophilidae) of passerine birds of southwestern Ukraine are presented. Three genera (Betasyringophiloidus Skoracki, 2011; Neoaulonastus Skoracki, 2004; Torotrogla Kethley, 1970) and 11 ...
Svitlana Pidhorna, Kateryna Chernychko, Dmytro Kivganov, Viacheslav Trach, Olga Deli   +4 more
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