Demodex phocidi (Acariformes: Demodecidae) from Phoca vitulina (Carnivora: Phocidae) – the second observation in the world and a supplement to the species description-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Demodex phocidi (Acariformes: Demodecidae) from Phoca vitulina (Carnivora: Phocidae) – the second observation in the world and a supplement to the species description

Published:2020-03-01 Issue:1 Volume:49 Page:49-55
ISSN:1897-3191
Container-title:Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
language:en
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Author:

Izdebska Joanna N.¹,Rolbiecki Leszek¹,Cierocka Karolina¹,Pawliczka Iwona²

Affiliation:

1. University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Biology, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology , ul. Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk , Poland

2. University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Institute of Oceanography, Prof. Krzysztof Skóra Hel Marine Station , ul. Morska 2, 84-150 Hel , Gdańsk Poland

Abstract

Abstract The present study describes a finding of the demodecid mite Demodex phocidi in the seal Phoca vitulina in the Baltic Sea. This is the first identification in Europe and the second in the world. This is also the first observation of the Demodecidae family in the pinnipeds outside North America. A high density of demodecid mites was observed in the skin of the examined seal, but no symptoms of parasitosis were observed. Our findings also supplement the taxonomic description and morphometry of D. phocidi.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Oceanography

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.1515/ohs-2020-0005

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