New records of feather mites (Sarcoptiformes: Astigmata) from some birds in Türkiye

Authors : Gökhan EREN, Mehmet ÖZTÜRK, Sergey V. MIRONOV, Hatice Özlem NİSBET, Mustafa AÇICI

Pages : 58-68

Doi:10.47121/acarolstud.1244323

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Publication Date : 2023-07-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Feather mites insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Astigmata: Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea); are commensal ectosymbionts permanently living on avian hosts. The study was based on parasitological examination of 59 bird specimens representing 28 species from the orders Accipitriformes, Apodiformes, Columbiformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, and Strigiformes collected in Artvin, Samsun, and Sakarya, Türkiye. We recovered 18 feather mite species from the families Avenzoariidae, Eustathiidae, Gabuciniidae, Kramerellidae, Proctophyllodidae and Pterolichidae. Among them, 11 species are recorded for the first time in Türkiye: Ardeacarus ardeae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Canestrini, 1878);, Chauliacia securigera insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Robin, 1877);, Eustathia cultrifera insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Robin, 1877);, Gabucinia delibata insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Robin, 1877);, Kramerella aluconis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Lönnfors, 1937);, K. lunulata insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Haller, 1878);, Michaelia heteropus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Michael, 1881);, Neochauliacia minuscula Gaud and Atyeo, 1967, Proctophyllodes musicus Vitzthum, 1922, Pterodectes rutilus Robin, 1877 and Scutomegninia phalacrocoracis Dubinin and Dubinina, 1940.
Keywords : avian parasites, bird parasites, first record