Utility of 28S Ribosomal RNA Gene Domains for Molecular Classification and Phylogeny of Rhinonyssid Mites.

ABSTRACT: The family Rhinonyssidae includes endoparasitic, blood-feeding mites that are parasitic on birds and that remain largely unstudied despite their potential role as vectors or reservoirs for various pathogens, like other Dermanyssoidea. Traditionally, the taxonomy of the group has been based on morphometric characteristics, which makes identification very difficult in many groups of closely related species. On the other hand, studies on the phylogenetic relationships within this group of mites have been neglected until the early years of the present century. In this study, twelve species belonging to five different species complexes were identified, and domains D1-D3 28S rRNA of each one were sequenced, for the first time, to investigate the sequence variation and its taxonomic implications

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Carrion SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11858391 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature