Co-parasitism by chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) and soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Brazilian anurans, with the description of a new Hannemania species
Isabella Pereira Pesenato, Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Pedro Paulo Goulart Taucci, Nadya Carolina Pupin, Murillo Castelo Branco Monho, Giovanna Rafaeli Rezende, Maria Eduarda Barbosa de Souza-Silva, Sebastian Muñoz-Leal, Marcelo B. Labruna, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius · 2026
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Description
Isabella Pereira Pesenato and a large team report frogs in Bahia, Brazil, carrying two kinds of parasites at once: soft ticks and chigger mites. The hosts were Bokermannohyla frogs caught in Chapada Diamantina National Park, a genus spread across Brazilian habitats with several endangered species. Parasites can weigh on frog survival, and some tick and mite families specialize on this frog group.
Using body shape alone, the team named the ticks as Ornithodoros saraivai, the first record of that species in Bahia State. The mites proved new to science and are described as Hannemania diamantinensis, raising the known Brazilian Hannemania count to eight. Finding both parasites on the same frogs, a pattern called co-parasitism, adds a data point for tracking the health of threatened frog populations.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Isabella Pereira Pesenato, Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Pedro Paulo Goulart Taucci, Nadya Carolina Pupin, Murillo Castelo Branco Monho, Giovanna Rafaeli Rezende, Maria Eduarda Barbosa de Souza-Silva, Sebastian Muñoz-Leal, Marcelo B. Labruna, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |