Numerous species of freshwater mussels (order Unionoida) are imperiled in the wild, and
unionoids and other freshwater bivalves are important components of many ecosystems …

Here we describe a new subgenus and three new species of parasitic water mites in the
genus Unionicola (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Myanmar: Myanmaratax subgen. nov …

In many groups of organisms, especially in the older literature, it has been common practice
to recognize sympatrically occurring phenotypic variants of a species as “forms”. However …

Abstract Freshwater pearl mussels (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) are among the most imperiled
groups of animals globally. While the parasites and symbionts of the Margaritiferidae are …

Water mites of the Brachypodopsis baumi species complex are confined to SE Asia, and up
to now have been considered to belong to one species only. In the present study we used …

The mitochondrial genome of Unionicola foili is circular, 14,738 bp in length, and contains
several notable features. The sequence and annotation revealed a unique gene order …

A sample of 30 thick-shelled river mussels Unio crassus Philipsson (Unionida: Unionidae)
was collected from the River Sauer in Luxembourg to acquire data on parasitic infestations …

The mitochondrial genome of Unionicola parkeri is a 14,734 bp circular DNA molecule. The
sequence and annotation revealed a unique gene order, related to but distinct from the gene …

Traditional classification of Demodex mites by hosts and phenotypic characteristics is
defective because of environmental influences. In this study, we proposed molecular …

Water mites of the genus Unionicola Haldeman, 1842 are common symbionts of molluscs,
living on the gills or mantle and foot of their hosts and using these tissues as sites of …