Philipp E. Chetverikov

ResearcherID: https://publons.com/researcher/H-3729-2013
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ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1300-1486
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Academic degree: Doctor of Biological Sciences
Academic title: No title
Position: Leading Researcher
E-mail: Philipp.Chetverikov@zin.ru
Contact phone: +7 (812) 328-07-11, ext. 305
Educational background: Saint-Petersburg State University, Faculty of Biology and Soil Sciences, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, 2004.
Dissertations: “Trends in the evolution of eriophyoid mites (Acari, Eriophyoidea) on plants.” (PhD habilitation)
Research interests: Acarology, systematics and phylogeny of eriophyoid mites, phytopathology, adaptations of mites to phytoparasitism.
Field studies: European Russia, Russian Far East, Ukrain, Serbia, Austria, USA, South Africa.
Scientific projects and grants:
  • RFBR 19-04-00127: “Cladogenesis and formation of hostal specificity in Eriophyoidea in the course of colonization of plants by eriophyoid mites: morpho-ecological hypotheses and testing them by modern methods”, (2019-2021).
  • RFBR 11-04-01119: “Manipulation of normal development programs in host plant - parasite systems: pathological changes in leaf tissues of Fragaria viridis attacked by gall mite Fragariocoptes setiger”, (2016-2018).
  • Pro Acarologia Basiliensis 2014-1/2 “Recondition of the Nalepa collection at NHMW”, (2014-2015).
Selected Publications:
  • Chetverikov, P., Bolton, S. J., Burlakovskiy, M. S., Craemer, C., Efimov, P. G., Klimov, P., Neser, S., Paponova, S.S., Romanovich, A., Sukhareva, S.I.,& Amrine, J. (2019). Supplementary descriptions and DNA barcodes of two rarely encountered Trisetacus species (Eriophyoidea, Phytoptidae) associated with Tertiary relict conifers from the Mediterranean region. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 24(9), 1631-1652. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.24.9.5
  • Chetverikov, P. E., Craemer, C., Cvrković, T., Efimov, P. G., Klimov, P. B., Petanović, R. U., & Sukhareva, S. I. (2019). First pentasetacid mite from Australasian Araucariaceae: morphological description and molecular phylogenetic position of Pentasetacus novozelandicus n. sp. (Eriophyoidea, Pentasetacidae) and remarks on anal lobes in eriophyoid mites. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 24(7), 1284-1309.
  • Chetverikov, P. E., Klimov, P., Letukhova, V. Yu., Ripka, G., & Zukoff, S. (2019). Two new phyllocoptine species and new records of eriophyoid mites (Eriophyidae, Phyllocoptinae) from Crimea, with evaluation of the phylogenetic position of the new taxa using GenBank data. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 24(5), 882‒904. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.24.5.11
  • Chetverikov, P.E., Desnitskaya, E.A., Efimov, P.G., Bolton, S.J., Cvrković, T., Petanović, R.U., Zukoff, S., Amrine, J.W. & Klimov, P. (2019). The description and molecular phylogenetic position of a new conifer-associated mite, Setoptus tsugivagus n. sp. (Eriophyoidea, Phytoptidae, Nalepellinae). Systematic & Applied Acarology 24(4): 683–700 https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.24.4.13
  • Chetverikov, P. E., Bolton, S. J., Gubin, A. I., Letukhova, V. Y., Vishnyakov, A. E., & Zukoff, S. (2019). The anal secretory apparatus of Eriophyoidea and description of Phyllocoptes bilobospinosus n. sp. (Acariformes: Eriophyidae) from Tamarix (Tamaricaceae) from Ukraine, Crimea and USA. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 24(1), 139-158.
  • Chetverikov, P.E., Petanović, R.U., Cvrković, T., Marinković, S., Sukhareva, S.I., Vidović, B., Zukoff, S. (2018) New species and records of phytoptids (Eriophyoidea, Phytoptidae) from cinquefoils (Rosaceae, Potentilla) from Serbia and southern Russia. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 23(8), 1693–1714.
  • Chetverikov, P.E., Craemer, C., Neser, S., Zukoff, S. (2018). New phytoptids (Eriophyoidea, Phytoptidae) from southern African endemic dicotyledons: description of two new species of Solenocristus n. g. and updated key to world genera of the tribe Sierraphytoptini. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 23(7), 1290–1312.
  • Chetverikov, P.E., Craemer, C., Neser, S. (2018). New pseudotagmic genus of acaricaline mites (Eriophyidae, Acaricalini) from a South African palm Hyphaene coriacea and remarks on lateral opisthosomal spines and morphology of deutogynes in Eriophyoidea. Systematic & Applied Acarology,23(6): 1073–1101. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.23.6.6
  • Chetverikov, P.E., Letukhova, V., Marinković, S.M. & Petanović, R.U. (2018) Three new species and new records of eriophyoid mites (Acari, Eriophyoidea) from Karadag Nature Reserve, Crimea. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 23(4): 628–642. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.23.4.5
  • Klimov, P.B., OConnor, B.M., Chetverikov, P.E., Bolton, S.J., Pepato, A.R., Mortazavi, A.L., Tolstikov, A.V., Gary, R., Bauchan, G.R., Ochoa, R. (2018). Comprehensive phylogeny of acariform mites (Acariformes) provides insights on the origin of the four-legged mites (Eriophyoidea), a long branch with presumably massive basal extinction. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 119, 105-117
  • Paponova, S. S., Chetverikov, P. E., Pautov, A. A., Yakovleva, O. V., Zukoff, S. N., Vishnyakov, A. E., Suhareva, S.I., Krylova, E.G., Dodueva, I.E. & Lutova, L. A. (2018). Gall mite Fragariocoptes setiger (Eriophyoidea) changes leaf developmental program and regulates gene expression in the leaf tissues of Fragaria viridis (Rosaceae). Annals of Applied Biology, 172(1), 33-46.
  • Chetverikov P.E., Craemer C., Bolton S. (2017) Exoskeletal transformations in Eriophyoidea: new pseudotagmic taxon Pseudotagmus africanus n. g. & n. sp. from South Africa and remarks on pseudotagmosis in eriophyoid mites. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 22(12), 2093-2118.
  • Chetverikov, P. E., & Craemer, C. (2017). Two new genera of eriophyoid mites (Eriophyoidea) from Hyphaene c oriacea linking eriophyoid faunas of South American, Indian and African palms: an insight from paleobiography of Arecaceae. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 22(7), 925-947.
  • Chetverikov P.E., Craemer C., Neser S., Peralta L. & Amrine J.W. Jr. (2017). Transcontinental dispersal, common ancestry or convergent evolution? New phyllocoptines (Eriophyidae) from American and South African relict conifers. Systematic & Applied Acarology 22(5): 724–748 (2017). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.22.5.11
  • Chetverikov, P.E., Amrine, J., Bauchan, G., Ochoa, R., Sukhareva, S.I. & Vishnyakov A.E. (2017). Supplementary description of Novophytoptus stipae Keifer 1962 (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) with LT-SEM observation on mites from putatively conspecific populations: cryptic speciation or polyphagy of novophytoptines on phylogenetically remote hosts? Systematic & Applied Acarology, 22(2), 253–270
  • Chetverikov, P. E., & Petanovic, R. U. (2016). Longest endoparasitic eriophyoid mite (Acari, Eriophyoidea): description of Novophytoptus longissimus n. sp. and remarks on size limits in eriophyoids. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 21(11), 1547–1563.
  • Chetverikov, P. E., Hörweg, C., Kozlov, M. I., & Amrine Jr, J. W. (2016). Reconditioning of the Nalepa collection of eriophyoid mites (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea). Systematic and Applied Acarology, 21(5), 583-595.
  • Chetverikov, P. E., & Kostin, N. A. (2016). Laser cutting microdissection of the cuticle of microarthropods: a case study of eriophyoid mites (Acari, Eriophyoidea). Systematic and Applied Acarology, 21(5), 698-702.
  • Chetverikov, P. E., & Craemer, C. (2016). Sierraphytoptines (Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae) from relict eudicots: reassignment of Sierraphytoptus taiwanensus to a new genus Solenoplatilobus and refinement of generic diagnosis of Austracus. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 21(6), 745-758.
  • Chetverikov, P. E., & Petanovic, R. U. (2016). New observations on early-derivative mite Pentasetacus araucariae (Schliesske) (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea) infesting relict gymnosperm Araucaria araucana. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 21(8), 1157-1160.
  • Chetverikov, P. E., & Bolton, S. (2016). Suboral fork: a newly discerned gnathosomal structure from the proboscis of eriophyoid mites (Acari, Eriophyoidea). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 70(2), 137-153.
  • Chetverikov, P. E. (2016). Video projector: a digital replacement for camera Lucida for drawing mites and other microscopic objects. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 21(9), 1278-1280.
  • Chetverikov, P.E. & Petanović, R. U. (2016). Description of a new early-derivative mite, Pentasetacus plicatus n. sp. (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea), and remarks on systematic position of pentasetacines. Zootaxa, 4144(2), 211-226.
  • Chetverikov P.E. (2016). New species and records of phytoptid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae) on sedges (Cyperaceae) from the Russian Far East. // Zootaxa, 2016. — Vol. 4061, — № 4. — P. 367-380.
  • Chetverikov P.E. & Desnitskiy A.G. (2016). A study of embryonic development in eriophyoid mites (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) with the use of the fluorochrome DAPI and confocal microscopy // Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2016. — Vol. 68, — № 1. — P. 97-111
  • Chetverikov P.E. (2016). Generic delimitation between Fragariocoptes and Sierraphytoptus (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae) and a supplementary description of Fragariocoptes gansuensis with remarks on searching for mummified eriophyoid mites in herbaria under UV light. // Zootaxa, 2016. — Vol. 4066, — № 3. — P. 271-290
  • Chetverikov P.E., T. Cvrković, A. Makunin, S. Sukhareva, B. Vidović and R. Petanović (2015). Basal divergence of Eriophyoidea (Acariformes, Eupodina) inferred from combined partial COI and 28S gene sequences and CLSM genital anatomyю Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2015. — Vol. 67, — № 2. — P. 219-245
  • Chetverikov P. E. (2015) Confocal microscopy reveals uniform male reproductive anatomy in eriophyoid mites (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) including spermatophore pump and paired vasa deferentia // Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2015. — Vol. 66, — № 4. — P. 555-574
  • Chetverikov P.E., Craemer C. (2015) Gnathosomal interlocking apparatus and remarks on functional morphology of frontal lobes of eriophyoid mites (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) // Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2015. — Vol. 66, — № 2. — P. 187-202
  • Chetverikov P.E., A.G. Desnitskiy & D. Navia (2015) Confocal microscopy refines generic concept of a problematic taxon: rediagnosis of the genus Neoprothrix and remarks on female anatomy of eriophyoids (Acari: Eriophyoidea) // Zootaxa, 2015. — Vol. 3919, — № 1. — P. 179–191
  • Chetverikov P.E. (2015) Hidden diversity of endoparasitic eriophyoid mites: two new Novophytoptus Roivainen, 1947 (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae) species from the parenchymatous tissues of rushes (Juncaceae) // Zootaxa, 2015. — Vol. 4006, — № 3. — P. 481–505