title: A new quill mite Syringophiloidus plocei sp. nov. (Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) parasitizing ploceid birds (Passeriformes) in Gabon - a combined description using morphology and DNA barcoding.
abstract: A new species of quill mites (Syringophilidae) Syringophiloidus plocei sp. nov. parasitizing Ploceus cucullatus (St. Muller) (type host), P. aurantius (Vieillot) and P. nigerrimus (Vieillot) (Ploceidae: Passeriformes) in Gabon is described using external morphology and DNA barcode data (the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences (COI) and D1-D3 region of the nuclear 28S rRNA gene). Females of S. plocei sp. nov. differ from S. pseudonigritae Glowska, Dragun-Damian and Dabert, 2012 by the length of setae ag3 190-230 (vs 145-160). The genetic distances (K2P) between COI haplotypes of S. plocei sp. nov. individuals (from P. cucullatus, P. nigerrimus and P. aurantius) and S. pseudonigritae ranges from 13.1-13.7%.
authors.forename: Eliza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Glowska
authors.forename: Lukasz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Broda
authors.forename: Christina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gebhard
authors.forename: Miroslawa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dabert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*; D046109:Passeriformes / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D004247:DNA