Gamasine mite (Parasitiformes, Mesostigmata) infestations of bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) in Turkey

Abstract The present study was conducted on bats from different locations in Turkey. Of 33 bats, belonging to 10 species, 10 individuals (30.3%) of four species were infected with gamasine mites. Fifty-three mites belonging to 2 families (Spinturnicidae and Macronyssidae) were collected. The spintur...

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Published in:Acta Parasitologica
Main Authors: Cicek, Hatice, Stanyukovich, Maria, Yagci, Sukran, Aktas, Metin, Karaer, Zafer
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2007
Subjects:
Parasitology
Myotis nattereri
Mite
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11686-007-0038-8
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Summary:Abstract The present study was conducted on bats from different locations in Turkey. Of 33 bats, belonging to 10 species, 10 individuals (30.3%) of four species were infected with gamasine mites. Fifty-three mites belonging to 2 families (Spinturnicidae and Macronyssidae) were collected. The spinturnicid Spinturnix myoti (Kolenati) was the most abundant species (27 specimens) and only recorded n Myotis nattereri (Kuhl). The species Steatonyssus periblepharus (Kolenati) and the genera Steatonyssus, Macronyssus and Ancystropus are reported from Turkey for the first time, while new host and distributional data are presented.

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