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Exp Appl Acarol (2018) 75:355–368
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-018-0271-x
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Evidence ofcryptic species inthegenus Tinaminyssus
(Acari: Rhinonyssidae) based onmorphometrical
andmolecular data
ManueldeRojas1 · JorgeDoña2,3 · RogerJovani2 · IvanDimov4·
AntonioZurita1 · RocíoCallejón1 · MaríaRodríguez‑Plá1
Received: 3 August 2017 / Accepted: 24 May 2018 / Published online: 6 June 2018
© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Abstract The study of cryptic species allows to describe and to understand biodiversity,
and the evolutionary processes shaping it. Mites of the family Rhinonyssidae are perma-
nent parasites of the nasal cavities of birds, currently including about 500 described spe-
cies and 12 genera. Here, we tested the hypothesis that mites from five populations of the
genus Tinaminyssus—three isolated from European turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur), and
two from Eurasian collared doves (Streptopelia decaocto; Aves: Columbiformes)—are, in
fact, two cryptic species inhabiting different hosts. First, we performed a morphometrical
study on 16 traits. Then, we used the ITS1-5.8S rDNA-ITS2 nuclear region (ITS region),
and a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c-oxidase 1 (COI) to carry out phyloge-
netic and species delimitation analyses on Tinaminyssus species. Morphological analyses
revealed a lack of biometric differentiation among Tinaminyssus populations from the two
host species. However, molecular analyses indicated a high degree of genetic differenti-
ation between populations of Tinaminyssus sp. from S. turtur and S. decaocto. Overall,
results show that they can be considered as different cryptic species, suggesting a case of
evolutionary stasis, likely because of the anatomical similarity between closely-related bird
host species.
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* Manuel de Rojas
derojas@us.es
1 Department ofMicrobiology andParasitology, Faculty ofPharmacy, University ofSevilla,
Profesor García González 2, 41012Seville, Spain
2 Department ofEvolutionary Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Avda. Americo
Vespucio 26, 41092Seville, Spain
3 Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University ofIllinois atUrbana-
Champaign, 1816S. Oak St., Champaign, IL61820, USA
4 Department ofHuman Anatomy, State Pediatric Medical University, Litovskaya St. 2,
St.Petersburg, Russia194100
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