Molecular and Morphological Identification of Dermanyssoid Mites (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata: Dermanyssoidea) Causatives of a Parasitic Outbreak on Captive Snakes
Por:
Alberto Alfonso-Toledo, Jorge, Paredes-Leon, Ricardo
Publicada:
1 ene 2021
Resumen:
A parasitic outbreak caused by dermanyssoid mites in a herpetarium of
the Metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico is revealed. This outbreak
was caused by Hemilaelaps triangulus (Ewing), but a second mite species,
Ophionyssus natricis (Gervais), was found in low abundance. The
parasitic load is analyzed, and the morphological and molecular
diagnostic characters to identify each of the two species involved are
given. A barcode analysis is presented, and two more molecular markers
are presented and analyzed. Hemilaelaps triangulus is recorded for the
first time in Mexico, and this is the first record of massive
infestation on captive snakes caused by ixodorhynchid mites, and DNA
sequences of ixodorhynchid mites are publicly available for the first
time.
Filiaciones:
Alberto Alfonso-Toledo, Jorge:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Unidad Posgrad, Ciudad Univ, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Paredes-Leon, Ricardo:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Colecc Nacl Acaros, Circuito Zona Deport S-N,Ciudad Univ, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
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