Journal
ANNALES ZOOLOGICI
Volume 58, Issue 2, Pages 279-287Publisher
MUSEUM & INST ZOOLOGY PAS-POLISH ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.3161/000345408X326591
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Trombiculid mites; classification; host-parasite relationships; phylogeny
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- Russian Foundation for fundamental Research [N 06-04-48538-a]
- Government of the Russian Federation [5563.2006.4.]
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The modern classification of trombiculid mites from the family Trombiculidae (Acariformes: Parasitengona) is briefly reviewed on the subfamily and tribe level based on the larval characters. Some taxonomical and evolutionary aspects are briefly discussed. The family Trombiculidae is divided into four subfamilies: Leeuwenhoekiinae - Apoloniinae - Trombiculinae - Gahrliepiinae, from which Leeuwenhoekiinae should be placed at the base and Gahrliepiinae at the top of phylogenetic tree. Host-parasite relationships of trombiculid larvae are examined from the point of view that host-parasite specificity is low in trombiculids. Some physiological questions with respect to the realization of the life strategy of trombiculids are considered.
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