First record of ereynetid mites (Acariformes: Ereynetidae) associated to the hermit crab πΆπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘  (Crustacea: Paguridae) from Mexico

Authors

  • Margarita Ojeda Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional AutΓ³noma de MΓ©xico
  • JosΓ© G. Palacios Vargas Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v33i2.7415

Keywords:

Land crabs, simbiont mites, Pacific Ocean, Specificity, Distribution

Abstract

Mites of the family Ereynetidae include species that inhabit terrestrial hermit crabs, such as πΈπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘¦π‘›π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘  (π΄π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘¦π‘›π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘ ) π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘ Β Fain & Van Goethem, 1978 and πΈπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘¦π‘›π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘  (π΄π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘¦π‘›π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘ ) π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘ Β Hunter & Poe, 1971, associated with Β πΆπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘œπ‘ π‘’π‘  H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 and πΆπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž π‘π‘™π‘¦π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘ Β (Fabricius, 1787), respectively. As part of a project to characterize the symbionts of hermit crabs in Mexico, field-collected specimens and those from biological collections were examined. In this work, we report the first record of πΈπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘¦π‘›π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘  (π΄π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘¦π‘›π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘ ) π‘π‘Ž. π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘  found on πΆπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘  H. Milne-Edwards, 1836 along the Mexican Pacific coast. This finding extends the known distribution of these mites both in Mexico and globally, and documents 𝐢.Β π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘ Β as a new host species. Β 

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2026-07-01

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Vol. 33 No. 2 (2026): Dugesiana

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