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Complete mitochondrial genomes of the human follicle mites Demodex brevis and D. folliculorum: novel gene arrangement, truncated tRNA genes, and ancient divergence between species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Follicle mites of the genus Demodex are found on a wide diversity of mammals, including humans; surprisingly little is known, however, about the evolution of this association.
Alicia Satterly   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

New species and records of the mite genus Prolistrophorus (Acariformes: Listrophoridae) from rodents of the subfamily Sigmodontinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Six fur-mite species of the genus Prolistrophorus Fain, 1970 (Acariformes: Listrophoridae) were recorded from Central and South American rodents of the subfamily Sigmodontinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae).
Barreto, Mauricio   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

A new species of Neotetranychus Trägårdh (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae) from Thailand with a key to world species

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2013
Neotetranychus lek sp. nov., a spider mite collected in Thailand, is described and figured. A key to the world species of Neotetranychus, based on females, is presented.
Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
doaj   +1 more source

Redescription of Hemileius suramericanus (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) with comments about Neotropical congeneric species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper represents the first redescription of Hemileius suramericanus (Hammer, 1958) (Oribatida, Scheloribatidae). Morphological and chaetotactic details are added to original Hammer's description.
Fredes, Natalia   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) from Neotropical birds

open access: yesZooKeys, 2011
Three new species of parasitic mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) are described from Neotropical birds, N. chlorospingus sp. n. from Chlorospingus pileatus (Passeriformes, Emberizidae) from Costa Rica, N.
Andre Bochkov, Ivan Literak
doaj   +1 more source

A report of the complete mitochondrial genome of Bisetocreagris titanium (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) from Yunnan Province, China

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
A complete mitogenome of a cave dwelling pseudoscorpion Bisetocreagris titanium is reported here. The mitogenome is a circular DNA molecule with a length of 14,756 base pairs (bp), and it contains 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs),
Huifeng Zhao, Haifeng Chen, Yunchun Li
doaj   +1 more source

New species of parasitic nasal mites infesting birds in Manitoba, Canada (Mesostigmata, Rhinonyssidae)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2018
Mites (Acari, Acariformes, Parasitiformes) are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of arthropods associated with birds. Several families of mites have colonised the respiratory tract of birds, the Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) being the most ...
Wayne Knee
doaj   +3 more sources

Checklist of mites associated with stored products (Arachnida: Acari) of Iran

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2022
The fauna of Iranian stored products’ mites (Arachnida: Acari) is summarized based on data from published books and papers. A total of 144 species of the Acari belonging to 90 genera, 45 families, 27 superfamilies, three suborders, three orders and two ...
Najmeh Ebrahimi, Javad Noei
doaj   +1 more source

A female heterogametic ZW sex-determination system in Acariformes

open access: yesbioRxiv, 2023
Sexual reproduction, while often associated with separate sexes, is an ancient and widespread feature of multicellular eukaryotes. While a diversity of sex-determination mechanisms exist, for many organisms, which of these mechanisms is used remains ...
Svenja Wulsch   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biodiversity and species richness of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in orchards of East Azerbaijan province, Iran

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2019
Oribatid mites are one of the dominant soil microarthropods. These mites have an important role in increasing soil fertility through organic materials decomposition.
Maryam Rahgozar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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