Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of Opilioacaridae With and Neothyridae Lehtinen (Acari: Parasitiformes)

• Grant number: 12/23824-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: March 01, 2013
• End date: February 28, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Reinaldo José Fazzio Feres
• Grantee: Marcel Santos de Araújo
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José do Rio Preto. São José do Rio Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 15/05315-5 - Taxonomic review of Opilioacaridae and Neothyridae species deposited at European institutions, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Opilioacaridae, with 11 genera and 35 species and Neothyridae, with 3 genera with 4 species are poorly known groups of mites, rare in collections and with most studies focusing on descriptions, and few of them focused on biological aspects, with no phylogenetic hypotheses to their species. The purpose of this project is to perform a taxonomic revision of the species of these families, identifying possible synonymy and new species, and propose a hypothesis of phylogeny. New species will be described and redescribed species when necessary and complementing the standardization of descriptions. The behavioral observation of these two groups will be performed when specimens are obtained alive. Furthermore, using information from the literature and based on material deposited in collections, will analyze the geographical distribution of species and propose a model of distribution of these taxa. During the PhD, the student must hold one-year internship in institutions in Mexico and the U.S., with Opilioacarida and Holothyrida experts. This study represents an important contribution to knowledge about the taxonomic and phylogenetic aspects of these groups of soil mites. (AU)

Scientific publications

(13)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MAGDALENA VAZQUEZ, MA.; SANTOS DE ARAUJO, MARCEL; FAZZIO FERES, REINALDO JOSE. A new species of Diplothyrus (Parasitiformes: Neothyridae) from Brazil. ACAROLOGIA, v. 56, n. 3, p. 269-278, SEP 2016. (12/23824-6)

MAGDALENA VAZQUEZ, MA; DE ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS; FAZZIO FERES, REINALDO JOSE. A new genus and two new species of Opilioacaridae (Acari: Parasitiformes) from Amazonia, Brazil with a key to world genera. Zootaxa, v. 3814, n. 2, p. 151-176, JUN 9 2014. (12/23824-6)

DE ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS; BICHUETTE, MARIA ELINA; BAUCHAN, GARY R.; OCHOA, RONALD; FAZZIO FERES, REINALDO JOSE. A new species of cave dwelling Neocarus (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from Bahia state, Brazil, with remarks on taxonomic characters. Zootaxa, v. 4402, n. 2, p. 303-322, MAR 28 2018. (03/00794-5, 10/13269-0, 12/23824-6, 15/05315-5)

SANTOS DE ARAUJO, MARCEL; DI PALMA, ANTONELLA; FAZZIO FERES, REINALDO JOSE. Catalog of the Opilioacarida (Acari: Parasitiformes). Zootaxa, v. 4895, n. 3, p. 332-356, DEC 16 2020. (10/13269-0, 12/23824-6, 15/05315-5)

BERNARDI, LEOPOLDO FERREIRA DE OLIVEIRA; DE ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS; FERREIRA, RODRIGO LOPES. A new species of cave-dwelling Neocarus (Opilioacaridae) from Brazil with highly modified dimorphic characters in males. SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, v. 28, n. 6, p. 14-pg., 2023-06-01. (15/05315-5, 12/23824-6, 10/13269-0)

DE ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS; DI PALMA, ANTONELLA; OCHOA, RONALD; FAZZIO FERES, REINALDO JOSE; MARIGO, THAIS COIMBRA; PENTEADO-DIAS, ANGELICA MARIA. Two new species of Neocarus (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from Piaui and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with remarks on integument and seta shape as characters. SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, v. 27, n. 8, p. 19-pg., 2022-08-01. (12/23824-6, 15/05315-5, 10/13269-0)

DE ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS; FAZZIO FERES, REINALDO JOSE. Catalog of the mite (Acari) type specimens deposited at the "Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Sao Jose do Rio Preto", Sao Paulo, Brazil (DZSJRP). Zootaxa, v. 4700, n. 4, p. 27-pg., 2019-11-26. (15/05315-5, 12/23824-6, 10/13269-0)

DE ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS; FAZZIO FERES, REINALDO JOSE. Catalog of the mite (Acari) type specimens deposited at the ``Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Sao Jose do Rio Preto{''}, Sao Paulo, Brazil (DZSJRP). Zootaxa, v. 4700, n. 4, p. 557-583, NOV 26 2019. (15/05315-5, 10/13269-0, 12/23824-6)

ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS DE; SILVA AGUA DUARTE, MARCUS VINICIUS DA; BICHUETTE, MARIA ELINA. A new species of cave-dwelling Neocarus (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from Minas Gerais state, Brazil with a key to species of the genus. SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, v. 26, n. 7, p. 1229-1240, JUL 2021. (10/13269-0, 12/23824-6, 03/00794-5, 15/05315-5)

DE ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS; DE OLIVEIRA BERNARDI, LEOPOLDO FERREIRA; FERREIRA, RODRIGO LOPES. Two new sympatric species of cave-dwelling Neocarus (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from the Bambui limestone group, Brazil. SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, v. 27, n. 12, p. 17-pg., 2022-11-01. (12/23824-6, 10/13269-0, 15/05315-5, 03/00794-5)

DE ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS; DI PALMA, ANTONELLA; FAZZIO FERES, REINALDO JOSE. A new species of Opilioacarus With, 1902 (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from Italy, and a new diagnosis of the genus. Zootaxa, v. 4500, n. 1, p. 135-145, OCT 15 2018. (15/05315-5, 10/13269-0, 12/23824-6)

MAGDALENA VAZQUEZ, MA.; DE ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS; FAZZIO FERES, REINALDO JOSE. Brasilacarus cocaris (Acari: Opilioacaridae), a new genus and species from Amazonia, Brazil. Zootaxa, v. 3915, n. 3, p. 375-389, FEB 4 2015. (12/23824-6)

ARAUJO, MARCEL SANTOS DE; DI PALMA, ANTONELLA; FERES, REINALDO JOSE FAZZIO; PENTEADO-DIAS, ANGELICA MARIA. Redescription of Neocarus platensis Silvestri, 1905 (Acari: Opilioacaridae) and a new species from the syntype series. Zootaxa, v. 5230, n. 2, p. 16-pg., 2023-01-20. (10/13269-0, 12/23824-6, 15/05315-5)