Cryptic diversity within the Poecilochirus carabi mite species complex phoretic on Nicrophorus burying beetles: phylogeny, biogeography, and host specificity
J. Canitz, D. S. Sikes, W. Knee, J. Baumann, P. Haftaro, N. Steinmetz, M. Nave, A.-K. Eggert, W. Hwang, V. Nehring
This study identifies cryptic diversity within the Poecilochirus carabi mite species complex using molecular data, revealing multiple genetic clusters and suggesting diversification driven by geographic separation and host adaptation.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2021Zoology