Description of Hygrobates aloisii sp. nov. from Hong Kong, a new species of Hygrobates (Lurchibates) subgen. nov. (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae), with data on the parasite-host relationship to the Hong Kong Newt Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae)

被引：8

作者：

Goldschmidt, Tom ^{[1
]}

Fu, Vivian Wing Kan ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Zool Staatssammlung Munchen, D-81247 Munich, Germany

[2] Univ Hong Kong, Sch Biol Sci, Div Ecol & Biodivers, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

来源：

ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER | 2011年 / 250卷 / 01期

关键词：

Water mites; Amphibia; Parasite-host association; New subgenus; New species; Morphology; Lifecycle; Impact of infestation;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jcz.2010.10.002

中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

Adults and deutonymphs of a new water mite species of the genus Hygrobates Koch, 1837 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) were found to parasitize the Hong Kong Newt, Paramesotriton hongkongensis Myers and Leviton, 1962 (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae), endemic to Hong Kong and coastal areas of Guangdong Province: Hygrobates aloisii sp. nov. Males and females, as well as deutonymphs and larvae are described. A new subgenus - Lurchibates subgen. nov. is defined to accommodate the species of the Hygrobates salamandrarum-group. The parasite host association, infestation rate, attachment sites and the impact of mite infestation on the newts behaviour and body condition are investigated. These ecological aspects of the parasite host association between freshwater mites and newts are examined for the first time in detail in their natural habitat. (C) 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：19 / 31

页数：13

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