Batmanacarus robini, n. gen., n. sp. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) collected parasitizing a ghost-faced bat (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) from a cave in Trinidad and Tobago.
Caribbean
Chiroptera
chigger
ectoparasite
new species
Journal
Systematic parasitology
ISSN: 1573-5192
Titre abrégé: Syst Parasitol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8111384
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2021
06 2021
Historique:
received:
13
10
2020
accepted:
19
03
2021
pubmed:
1
4
2021
medline:
2
10
2021
entrez:
31
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Trinidad and Tobago, a neotropical country, has 38 reported chigger species. Of these species, 18 were parasitizing bats. Here, we describe a new genus and species parasitizing a ghost-faced bat in this country.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33786729
doi: 10.1007/s11230-021-09976-2
pii: 10.1007/s11230-021-09976-2
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
277-283Références
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