Amblyomma geayi
| Amblyomma geayi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Amblyomma |
| Species: | A. geayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyomma geayi Neumann, 1899 | |
Amblyomma geayi is a species of hard-backed ticks of the genus Amblyomma, a blood feeding parasite. This tick is specific to sloths,[1] such as three-toed sloths of the genus Bradypus[2] and very rarely of two-toed sloths of the genus Choloepus.[3] It is native to the northern part of South America,[4] mainly the Amazon rainforest region, but there have been reports of importation to other regions such as Japan.[5] An adult female tick has an average length of 5.48 mm and a male tick 4.22 mm.[4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Gilmore, D.P.; Da Costa, C.P.; Duarte, D.P.F. (January 2001). "Sloth biology: an update on their physiological ecology, behavior and role as vectors of arthropods and arboviruses". Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 34 (1): 9–25. doi:10.1590/s0100-879x2001000100002. ISSN 0100-879X.
- ↑ Ruiz-García, Manuel; Chacón, Diego; Plese, Tinka; Shostell, Joseph Mark (2019-04-24). "Molecular Phylogenetics of Bradypus (Three-Toed Sloth, Pilosa: Bradypodidae, Mammalia) and Phylogeography of Bradypus variegatus (Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth) with Mitochondrial Gene Sequences". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 27 (3): 461–482. doi:10.1007/s10914-019-09465-w. ISSN 1064-7554.
- ↑ Binetruy, Florian; Chevillon, Christine; de Thoisy, Benoît; Garnier, Stéphane; Duron, Olivier (January 2019). "Survey of ticks in French Guiana". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10 (1): 77–85. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.09.003. ISSN 1877-959X. PMID 30224310.
- 1 2 Labruna, Marcelo B.; Onofrio, Valeria C.; Beati, Lorenza; Arzua, Márcia; Bertola, Patricia B.; Ribeiro, Alberto F.; Barros-Battesti, Darci M. (2009-02-25). "Redescription of the female, description of the male, and several new records of Amblyomma parkeri (Acari: Ixodidae), a South American tick species". Experimental and Applied Acarology. 49 (3): 243–260. doi:10.1007/s10493-009-9257-z. ISSN 0168-8162.
- ↑ Urushiyama, Fumiya; Matsubara, Katsuki; Doi, Kandai; Taira, Masakatsu; Komiya, Tomoyoshi; Tokiwa, Toshihiro (October 2020). "First record of infestation of a pet sloth in Japan with the exotic tick Amblyomma geayi (Acari: Ixodidae)". Parasitology International. 78 102157. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2020.102157. ISSN 1383-5769. PMID 32534954.
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