Biology:Amblyomma tonelliae

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Short description: Species of tick

Amblyomma tonelliae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Amblyomma
Species:
A. tonelliae
Binomial name
Amblyomma tonelliae
Nava et al., 2014

Amblyomma tonelliae is a species of tick of the genus Amblyomma. The species is associated with dry areas of the Chaco region, spanning central-northern Argentina to Bolivia and Paraguay.[1] Rickettsia species can habitate A. tonelliae endosymbiotically.

It is named after Maria Tonelli-Rondelli.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nava, Santiago; Beati, Lorenza; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Cáceres, Abraham G.; Mangold, Atilio J.; Guglielmone, Alberto A. (2014). "Reassessment of the taxonomic status of Amblyomma cajennense () with the description of three new species, Amblyomma tonelliae n. sp., Amblyomma interandinum n. sp. and Amblyomma patinoi n. sp., and reinstatement of Amblyomma mixtum , and Amblyomma sculptum (Ixodida: Ixodidae)". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 5 (3): 252–276. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.11.004. ISSN 1877-959X. PMID 24556273. 

Further reading

  • Estrada-Peña, Agustín, et al. "Divergent environmental preferences and areas of sympatry of tick species in the Amblyomma cajennense complex (Ixodidae)." International journal for parasitology 44.14 (2014): 1081–1089.
  • Martins, Thiago F., et al. "Taxonomic key to nymphs of the genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) in Argentina, with description and redescription of the nymphal stage of four Amblyomma species." Ticks and tick-borne diseases 5.6 (2014): 753–770.

Wikidata ☰ Q24910481 entry




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