A new species, Stibarokris nielseni sp. nov. (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) parasitizing Puffinus puffinus (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae) in Iceland, with notes on host associations of the genus Stibarokris

Maciej Skoracki; Bozena Sikora; Mateusz Zmudzinski; Karl Skirnisson; Martin Hromada

doi:10.11158/saa.27.4.3

A new species, Stibarokris nielseni sp. nov. (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) parasitizing Puffinus puffinus (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae) in Iceland, with notes on host associations of the genus Stibarokris

Maciej Skoracki^*, Bozena Sikora, Mateusz Zmudzinski, Karl Skirnisson, Martin Hromada

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The Institute for Experimental Pathology University of Iceland

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Abstract

A new syringophilid mite species, Stibarokris nielseni sp. nov., from Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus is described. This finding is the third record of quill mite species for Iceland and the first one outside Galliformes. The new species differs from all other species of this genus in the following characters: tarsal claws of legs III and IV are distinctly more massive and strongly curved in comparison to claws of legs I and II (vs. tarsal claws are similar in shape and size in other Stibarokris species); the hysteronotal teeth are replaced ventrally (vs. situated laterally). The distribution of the quill mites of the genus Stibarokris on birds strongly corresponds to avian lineages grouped in the recently established clade Feraequornithes comprising the orders Pelecaniformes, Suliformes, Ciconiiformes, and Procelariiformes. Of these orders, quill mites were not confirmed only on representatives of Sphenisciformes. Probable explanation could be their highly specialized way of life and/or insufficient sampling efforts. Additionally, considering the recent reconstructions of avian phylogeny, the presence of Stibarokris on flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes), which are distant from Feraequornithes, is most likely the result of successful host switching.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	649-659
Number of pages	11
Journal	Systematic and Applied Acarology
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.27.4.3
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2022

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Funding Information:
The authors express their gratitude to Ólafur K. Nielsen (IINH) and Þorvaldur Þór Björnsson for making the ornithological collection available for the present study and their help during our work in the IINH. Special thanks go to Björg Þorleifsdóttir for lots of valuable advice during our (MS, BS) stay in Iceland. This research was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency under the contract APVV-16-0411 and the Agency of the Ministry of Education, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic and Slovak Academy of Sciences 1/0876/21 to MS and MH; additionally, MS was supported by SAIA, n.o. (2021) and BS by the financial support of Dean of Faculty Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University.

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Acari
Aves
ectoparasites
Feraequornithes
quill mites
Syringophilidae

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Skoracki, M., Sikora, B., Zmudzinski, M., Skirnisson, K., & Hromada, M. (2022). A new species, Stibarokris nielseni sp. nov. (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) parasitizing Puffinus puffinus (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae) in Iceland, with notes on host associations of the genus Stibarokris. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 27(4), 649-659. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.27.4.3

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Skoracki, M, Sikora, B, Zmudzinski, M, Skirnisson, K & Hromada, M 2022, 'A new species, Stibarokris nielseni sp. nov. (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) parasitizing Puffinus puffinus (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae) in Iceland, with notes on host associations of the genus Stibarokris', Systematic and Applied Acarology, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 649-659. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.27.4.3

A new species, Stibarokris nielseni sp. nov. (Acariformes: Syringophilidae) parasitizing Puffinus puffinus (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae) in Iceland, with notes on host associations of the genus Stibarokris. / Skoracki, Maciej; Sikora, Bozena; Zmudzinski, Mateusz et al.
In: Systematic and Applied Acarology, Vol. 27, No. 4, 01.04.2022, p. 649-659.

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