The probable association of feather mites of the genus Ingrassia (Analgoidea: Xolalgidae) with the blue penguin Eudyptula minor (Aves: Sphenisciformes) in Australia.

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dc.contributor.authorMironov, S.V.
dc.contributor.authorProctor, H.C.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-01T12:02:59Z
dc.date.available2025-05-01T12:02:59Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionA new feather mite species, Ingrassia eudyptula n. sp. (Xolalgidae: Ingrassiinae), is described from the blue penguin Eudyptula minor (J. B. Forster, 1781) in Australia. This is the first description of a feather mite species from representatives of the avian order Sphenisciformes, which had previously been considered free from feather mites due to their strongly modified plumage and highly aquatic lifestyle. We suggest that, most probably, this mite species or its ancestor moved onto penguins from a shearwater species (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae) via shared nesting burrows in seabird colonies. In support of this argument, we illustrate similarities between I. eudyptula n. sp. and the closely related I. dubinini Cˇ erny, 1967 from shearwaters (Puffinus spp.).
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7939/R3K06XB7F
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.isversionofMironov, S. V., & Proctor, H. C. (2008). The probable association of feather mites of the genus Ingrassia (Analgoidea: Xolalgidae) with the blue penguin Eudyptula minor (Aves: Sphenisciformes) in Australia. The Journal of parasitology, 94(6), 1243-1248.
dc.rightsCopyright American Society of Parasitologists 2008
dc.subjectEvolution
dc.subjectAstigmata
dc.titleThe probable association of feather mites of the genus Ingrassia (Analgoidea: Xolalgidae) with the blue penguin Eudyptula minor (Aves: Sphenisciformes) in Australia.
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