Glaucalges tytonis sp. n. (Analgoidea, Xolalgidae) from the barn owl Tyto alba (Strigiformes, Tytonidae): compiling morphology with DNA barcode data for taxon descriptions in mites (Acari)
By J. Dabert, R. Ehrnsberger, M. Dabert. Zootaxa, 2008
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Typical (re)descriptions of feather mite species are based on characteristics of external morphology and of internal sclerotized structures visible in cleared specimens. We propose extending this standard by including sequence data of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene fragment (DNA barcode region chosen by the Consortium for the Barcode of Life). We describe a method of nondestructive DNA isolation, which leaves the feather mite exoskeleton intact for subsequent morphological analysis. Description of a new feather mite species Glaucalges tytonis (Analgoidea, Xolalgidae) from the plumage of the barn owl Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) (Strigiformes, Tytonidae) is presented as an example of the new procedure that may be implemented both for feather mites as well as for other groups of Acari.
Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Parasitology
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- Molecular evidence for species separation in the water mite Hygrobates nigromaculatus Lebert, 1879 (Acari, Hydrachnidia): evolutionary consequences of the loss of larval parasitism (2010, methodology): “…(COI and D2 28S rDNA) is substantial, with the differentiation between the lake and stream populations comparable to that between the majority of currently recognized congeneric species (Hebert et al. 2004), including other actinotrichid mites (Dabert et al. 2008; Skoracka and Dabert 2010).”
- Current progress in DNA barcoding and future implications for entomology (2011, methodology): “Dasmahapatra et al. (2010) emphasized that the AFLP marker is a useful tool to check results given by DNA barcode.”
- Cryptic species within the wheat curl mite Aceria tosichella (Keifer) (Acari : Eriophyoidea), revealed by mitochondrial, nuclear and morphometric data (2012, methodology): “DNA was isolated from 1–40 specimens using a non-destructive method described by Dabert et al. (2008) or following the protocol described by Navia et al. (2005), except that RNA was not used as a carrier.”