Molecular characterization of phytoseiid mites in Turkey based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, with a new record for the country

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İNAK E., Cobanoglu S., Sade E., Tixier M.

EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, cilt.81, sa.2, ss.201-213, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 81 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10493-020-00504-3
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, Geobase, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.201-213
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Phytoseiidae, Internal transcribed spacer, Euseius finlandicus, Neoseiulus reductus, MORPHOLOGICAL CONTINUOUS CHARACTERS, ACARI PHYTOSEIIDAE, DNA-SEQUENCES, LIFE-STYLES, TETRANYCHIDAE, MITOCHONDRIAL, GENUS, MESOSTIGMATA, DIVERSITY, TAXONOMY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The family Phytoseiidae contains many predatory mite species and some are used in biological control programs worldwide. The identification of phytoseiid mites is based on tiny morphological structures and sometimes species diagnosis is not easy especially for non-taxonomists. DNA-based approaches may offer a fast and accurate diagnosis to overcome these difficulties, nevertheless more DNA sequences are needed to determine intra- and inter-specific variations and to provide accurate decision rules based on genetic distances between the taxa considered. In this study, we provide the molecular characterization of seven phytoseiid species based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. Several populations of these species collected in Turkey were considered. A phylogenetic tree was also constructed. Finally, we record the presence of Neoseiulus reductus (Wainstein) in Turkey.