Published October 4, 2021
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Feather mites (Acariformes, Astigmata) from marine birds of the Barton Peninsula (King George Island, Antarctica), with descriptions of two new species
- 1. Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea|National Institute of Ecology, Yeongyang-gun, Republic of Korea
- 2. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- 3. Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- 4. Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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We report on the first investigation of feather mites associated with birds living on the Barton Peninsula (King George Island, Antarctica). We found seven feather mite species of the superfamily Analgoidea from four host species. Two new species are described from two charadriiform hosts: Alloptes (Sternalloptes) antarcticus sp. nov. (Alloptidae) from Stercorarius maccormicki Saunders (Stercorariidae), and Ingrassia chionis sp. nov. (Xolalgidae) from Chionis albus (Gmelin) (Chionidae). Additionally, we provide partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), which was utilized as a DNA barcode, for all seven feather mite species.
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