A new species of plant mite (Acari: Eriophyidae) was discovered on medusahead (Taeniatherum caputmedusae), an annual grass that is native to central Asia and the Mediterranean Basin. It is invasive in western North America. Aculodes altamurgiensis sp. nov., is described here and differentiated from other Aculodes spp., on the basis of morphology. Its DNA fingerprinting was reported and compared with Aculodes mckenziei collected from Elymus repens and Bromus inermis. Pairwise comparison of MT-001 sequences between A. altamurgiensis sp. nov., and A. mckenziei revealed 20.2-21.5% genetic divergence between these congeneric species. First collected in Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia in Apulia, Italy in 2014,A. altamurgiensis sp. nov., has been subsequently collected from medusahead in Serbia, Bulgaria, Iran and Turkey. Based on these data and on preliminary observations on the effects of the mite on plant growth, A. altamurgiensis sp. nov., is currently being investigated as a candidate b...iological control agent of medusahead.
Keywords:
Apulia / biological control / conservation / grasses / weeds
Source:
Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2018, 23, 7, 1217-1226
Publisher:
Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London
TY - JOUR
AU - De Lillo, Enrico
AU - Vidović, Biljana
AU - Petanović, Radmila
AU - Cristofaro, Massimo
AU - Marini, Francesca
AU - Auge, Matthew
AU - Cvrković, Tatjana
AU - Babić, Emilija
AU - Mattia, Chiara
AU - Lotfollahi, Parisa
AU - Rector, Brian G.
PY - 2018
UR - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/513
AB - A new species of plant mite (Acari: Eriophyidae) was discovered on medusahead (Taeniatherum caputmedusae), an annual grass that is native to central Asia and the Mediterranean Basin. It is invasive in western North America. Aculodes altamurgiensis sp. nov., is described here and differentiated from other Aculodes spp., on the basis of morphology. Its DNA fingerprinting was reported and compared with Aculodes mckenziei collected from Elymus repens and Bromus inermis. Pairwise comparison of MT-001 sequences between A. altamurgiensis sp. nov., and A. mckenziei revealed 20.2-21.5% genetic divergence between these congeneric species. First collected in Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia in Apulia, Italy in 2014,A. altamurgiensis sp. nov., has been subsequently collected from medusahead in Serbia, Bulgaria, Iran and Turkey. Based on these data and on preliminary observations on the effects of the mite on plant growth, A. altamurgiensis sp. nov., is currently being investigated as a candidate biological control agent of medusahead.
PB - Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London
T2 - Systematic and Applied Acarology
T1 - A new Aculodes species (Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) associated with medusahead, Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski (Poaceae)
EP - 1226
IS - 7
SP - 1217
VL - 23
DO - 10.11158/saa.23.7.1
ER -
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author = "De Lillo, Enrico and Vidović, Biljana and Petanović, Radmila and Cristofaro, Massimo and Marini, Francesca and Auge, Matthew and Cvrković, Tatjana and Babić, Emilija and Mattia, Chiara and Lotfollahi, Parisa and Rector, Brian G.",
year = "2018",
abstract = "A new species of plant mite (Acari: Eriophyidae) was discovered on medusahead (Taeniatherum caputmedusae), an annual grass that is native to central Asia and the Mediterranean Basin. It is invasive in western North America. Aculodes altamurgiensis sp. nov., is described here and differentiated from other Aculodes spp., on the basis of morphology. Its DNA fingerprinting was reported and compared with Aculodes mckenziei collected from Elymus repens and Bromus inermis. Pairwise comparison of MT-001 sequences between A. altamurgiensis sp. nov., and A. mckenziei revealed 20.2-21.5% genetic divergence between these congeneric species. First collected in Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia in Apulia, Italy in 2014,A. altamurgiensis sp. nov., has been subsequently collected from medusahead in Serbia, Bulgaria, Iran and Turkey. Based on these data and on preliminary observations on the effects of the mite on plant growth, A. altamurgiensis sp. nov., is currently being investigated as a candidate biological control agent of medusahead.",
publisher = "Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London",
journal = "Systematic and Applied Acarology",
title = "A new Aculodes species (Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) associated with medusahead, Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski (Poaceae)",
pages = "1226-1217",
number = "7",
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De Lillo, E., Vidović, B., Petanović, R., Cristofaro, M., Marini, F., Auge, M., Cvrković, T., Babić, E., Mattia, C., Lotfollahi, P.,& Rector, B. G.. (2018). A new Aculodes species (Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) associated with medusahead, Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski (Poaceae). in Systematic and Applied Acarology
Systematic & Applied Acarology Soc London, Natural History Museum, London., 23(7), 1217-1226.
https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.23.7.1
De Lillo E, Vidović B, Petanović R, Cristofaro M, Marini F, Auge M, Cvrković T, Babić E, Mattia C, Lotfollahi P, Rector BG. A new Aculodes species (Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) associated with medusahead, Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski (Poaceae). in Systematic and Applied Acarology. 2018;23(7):1217-1226.
doi:10.11158/saa.23.7.1 .
De Lillo, Enrico, Vidović, Biljana, Petanović, Radmila, Cristofaro, Massimo, Marini, Francesca, Auge, Matthew, Cvrković, Tatjana, Babić, Emilija, Mattia, Chiara, Lotfollahi, Parisa, Rector, Brian G., "A new Aculodes species (Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) associated with medusahead, Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski (Poaceae)" in Systematic and Applied Acarology, 23, no. 7 (2018):1217-1226,
https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.23.7.1 . .
