Molecular aspects of gall formation induced by mites and insects

AG Desnitskiy, PE Chetverikov, LA Ivanova, IV Kuzmin… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent publications on gall formation induced on the leaves of dicotyledonous flowering
plants by eriophyoid mites (Eriophyoidea) and representatives of four insect orders (Diptera …

[HTML][HTML] Acari of Canada

F Baulieu, W Knee, V Nowell, M Schwarzfeld, Z Lindo… - ZooKeys, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Summaries of taxonomic knowledge are provided for all acarine groups in Canada,
accompanied by references to relevant publications, changes in classification at the family …

Comprehensive phylogeny of acariform mites (Acariformes) provides insights on the origin of the four-legged mites (Eriophyoidea), a long branch

PB Klimov, BM OConnor, PE Chetverikov… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Eriophyoid, or four-legged mites, represent a large and ancient radiation of exclusively
phytophagous organisms known from the Triassic (230 Mya). Hypothesizing phylogenetic …

Symbiotic bacteria of the gall-inducing mite Fragariocoptes setiger (Eriophyoidea) and phylogenomic resolution of the eriophyoid position among Acari

PB Klimov, PE Chetverikov, IE Dodueva… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Eriophyoid mites represent a hyperdiverse, phytophagous lineage with an unclear
phylogenetic position. These mites have succeeded in colonizing nearly every seed plant …

[HTML][HTML] One-way ticket to the blue: A large-scale, dated phylogeny revealed asymmetric land-to-water transitions in acariform mites (Acari: Acariformes)

AR Pepato, SGS Costa, MS Harvey… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acariform mites are an ancient and megadiverse lineage that may have experienced a
complex pattern of invasions into terrestrial and aquatic habitats. These among-realm …

Macroevolutionary analyses point to a key role of hosts in diversification of the highly speciose eriophyoid mite superfamily

XF Xue, LF Yao, Y Yin, Q Liu, N Li, AA Hoffmann… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The superfamily Eriophyoidea includes> 5000 named species of very small phytophagous
mites. As for many groups of phytophagous invertebrates, factors responsible for …

Mitochondrial metagenomics reveals the ancient origin and phylodiversity of soil mites and provides a phylogeny of the Acari

P Arribas, C Andújar, ML Moraza… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
High-throughput DNA methods hold great promise for phylogenetic analysis of lineages that
are difficult to study with conventional molecular and morphological approaches. The mites …

Genome streamlining in a minute herbivore that manipulates its host plant

R Greenhalgh, W Dermauw, JJ Glas, S Rombauts… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici, is among the smallest animals on earth. It is a
worldwide pest on tomato and can potently suppress the host's natural resistance. We …

Atypically Shaped Setae in Gall Mites (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) and Mitogenomics of the Genus Leipothrix Keifer (Eriophyidae)

PE Chetverikov, SJ Bolton, C Craemer, VD Gankevich… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Eriophyoidea (gall mites) are a megadiverse lineage of worm-like mites
that feed on vascular plants. The setae of these mites are sometimes distinctive because of …

A New Webbing Aberoptus Species from South Africa Provides Insight in Silk Production in Gall Mites (Eriophyoidea)

PE Chetverikov, C Craemer, VD Gankevich… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arthropods include a high diversity of lineages adapted for silk production. Several species
of microscopic phytophagous mites of the hyperdiverse superfamily Eriophyoidea spin web; …