The Occurrence of Skin Mites from the Demodecidae and Psorergatidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Families in Bats, with a Description of a New Species and New Records †
SIMPLE SUMMARY: This paper describes a new species, Demodex pusillus, inhabiting the hairy skin of Nyctalus noctula, which is one of the smallest arthropods. New data on the coexistence of skin mites from the sister families Demodecidae and Psorergatidae in bats are also included, as well as an upda...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:8997109 2023-05-15T17:48:36+02:00 The Occurrence of Skin Mites from the Demodecidae and Psorergatidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Families in Bats, with a Description of a New Species and New Records † Cierocka, Karolina Izdebska, Joanna N. Rolbiecki, Leszek Ciechanowski, Mateusz 2022-03-30 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997109/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35405865 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12070875 en eng MDPI http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997109/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35405865 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12070875 © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). CC-BY Animals (Basel) Article Text 2022 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12070875 2022-04-17T00:55:07Z SIMPLE SUMMARY: This paper describes a new species, Demodex pusillus, inhabiting the hairy skin of Nyctalus noctula, which is one of the smallest arthropods. New data on the coexistence of skin mites from the sister families Demodecidae and Psorergatidae in bats are also included, as well as an updated global checklist and data on their occurrence, including location (topography) within the hosts. ABSTRACT: The bat skin mites from the closely-related Demodecidae and Psorergatidae families occur synhospitally, populating the same host species and perhaps neighboring microhabitats. However, data on their occurrence and parasitism are fragmentary and dispersed. Thus far, 27 Demodecidae and 18 Psorergatidae species have been described, but the coexistence of mites from both families was only demonstrated in six species of bats. This article presents a description of Demodex pusillus sp. nov. from Nyctalus noctula, including a new host record (first observation of demodecid mites in Nyctalus) and a new record concerning the occurrence of Psorergatoides kerivoluae in Plecotus auritus. It also includes an updated global checklist of the occurrence of Demodecidae and Psorergatidae in Chiroptera, including data on their records/distribution and location in their hosts. In both studied families, the mites exhibit preferences, and even topographic specificity, colonizing different microhabitats in the host, including the eye region (e.g., Meibomian glands of the eyes, corneal surface and eyelid vault), wing membranes and hairy skin on the body. Such colonization of separate microhabitats enables different species to co-occur within the same host, while the total number of parasites determines the level of parasite load, with higher levels being associated with the incidence of disease symptoms. It is worth mentioning that Demodex pusillus sp. nov. is the smallest known representative of the Demodecidae family and one of the smallest animals (70–80 micrometers in length). Text Nyctalus noctula PubMed Central (PMC) Animals 12 7 875 |
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SIMPLE SUMMARY: This paper describes a new species, Demodex pusillus, inhabiting the hairy skin of Nyctalus noctula, which is one of the smallest arthropods. New data on the coexistence of skin mites from the sister families Demodecidae and Psorergatidae in bats are also included, as well as an updated global checklist and data on their occurrence, including location (topography) within the hosts. ABSTRACT: The bat skin mites from the closely-related Demodecidae and Psorergatidae families occur synhospitally, populating the same host species and perhaps neighboring microhabitats. However, data on their occurrence and parasitism are fragmentary and dispersed. Thus far, 27 Demodecidae and 18 Psorergatidae species have been described, but the coexistence of mites from both families was only demonstrated in six species of bats. This article presents a description of Demodex pusillus sp. nov. from Nyctalus noctula, including a new host record (first observation of demodecid mites in Nyctalus) and a new record concerning the occurrence of Psorergatoides kerivoluae in Plecotus auritus. It also includes an updated global checklist of the occurrence of Demodecidae and Psorergatidae in Chiroptera, including data on their records/distribution and location in their hosts. In both studied families, the mites exhibit preferences, and even topographic specificity, colonizing different microhabitats in the host, including the eye region (e.g., Meibomian glands of the eyes, corneal surface and eyelid vault), wing membranes and hairy skin on the body. Such colonization of separate microhabitats enables different species to co-occur within the same host, while the total number of parasites determines the level of parasite load, with higher levels being associated with the incidence of disease symptoms. It is worth mentioning that Demodex pusillus sp. nov. is the smallest known representative of the Demodecidae family and one of the smallest animals (70–80 micrometers in length). |
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The Occurrence of Skin Mites from the Demodecidae and Psorergatidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Families in Bats, with a Description of a New Species and New Records † |
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The Occurrence of Skin Mites from the Demodecidae and Psorergatidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Families in Bats, with a Description of a New Species and New Records † |
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The Occurrence of Skin Mites from the Demodecidae and Psorergatidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Families in Bats, with a Description of a New Species and New Records † |
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The Occurrence of Skin Mites from the Demodecidae and Psorergatidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Families in Bats, with a Description of a New Species and New Records † |
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The Occurrence of Skin Mites from the Demodecidae and Psorergatidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Families in Bats, with a Description of a New Species and New Records † |
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occurrence of skin mites from the demodecidae and psorergatidae (acariformes: prostigmata) families in bats, with a description of a new species and new records † |
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