Feather mites (Acariformes, Astigmata) detected on some birds in Türkiye: new records and new host-parasite associations

2025/06/27 by Gökhan Eren · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Immunology and Microbiology · #Bird parasitology and diseases #Study of Mite Species

paper · doi:10.3897/travaux.68.e129458

openalex created_date 2025/06/27 · openalex publication_date 2025/06/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Feather mite specimens (Astigmata: Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea) used in this study were collected from 29 dead bird individuals of various orders in Artvin, Erzurum, Rize, and Sakarya (Türkiye) during 2023–2024. As a result of ectoparasitic examination, 22 feather mite species were detected. Of the mite species detected, fourteen species ( Glaucalges attenuatus, Kramerella bubonis, Montesauria merulae, M. cylindrica, Pandalura cirrata, Picalgoides diaphanoxus, Proctophyllodes ateri, P. glandarinus, P. hipposideros, P. locustellae, P. microstylifer, P. picae, P. pinnatus , and Scutulanyssus ottuki ) are new records for the ectoparasitic fauna in Türkiye. Additionally, new host-parasite associations were revealed for Gabucinia delibata, Hieracolichus ramosus , and Montesauria merulae feather mite species.

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• New records and host-parasite associations are presented in this study of the feather mites detected on 29 dead birds in Türkiye. doi.org/10.3897/trav... [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]

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