Biology:Amblyomma triste
| Amblyomma triste | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Amblyomma |
| Species: | A. triste
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblyomma triste Koch, 1844
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Amblyomma triste is a tick in the Amblyomma genus. The tick can be found in Venezuela, Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay.[1][2] Though not thought to be endemic to North America, a 2010 study found 27 specimens in 18 separate collections that had previously been misidentified in the United States.[3]
The species has been found to carry the human-infectious Rickettsia parkeri which produces symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.[4] The tick is the only tick responsible for tick-borne disease in humans in Uruguay,[4] and has been identified as a significant vector of disease in Argentina and Brazil.[3]
The tick was first described by Koch in 1844.[1] The tick is morphologically similar to Amblyomma maculatum and Amblyomma tigrinum. both of which are also carriers of Rickettsia parkeri.[5] Identification of the species in North America, is often due to the fact that they are cryptic species with those two species.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Amblyomma triste". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019/details/species/id/63a366bbefeb6169d2ae77bd562f5260.
- ↑ Guglielmone, Alberto A.; Nava, Santiago; Mastropaolo, Mariano; Mangold, Atilio J. (2013-09-01). "Distribution and genetic variation of Amblyomma triste (Acari: Ixodidae) in Argentina" (in en). Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 4 (5): 386–390. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.01.009. ISSN 1877-959X. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X13000381.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mertins, James W.; Moorhouse, Arnold S.; Alfred, Jeffery T.; Hutcheson, H. Joel (2010-07-01). "Amblyomma triste (Acari: Ixodidae): New North American Collection Records, Including the First From the United States" (in en). Journal of Medical Entomology 47 (4): 536–542. doi:10.1093/jmedent/47.4.536. ISSN 0022-2585. PMID 20695268. PMC 7027265. https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/47/4/536/992176.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Venzal, José M.; Estrada Peña, Agustín; Portillo, Aránzazu; Mangold, Atilio Jose; Castro, Oscar; de Souza, Carlos G.; Félix, María L.; Pérez Martínez, Laura et al. (May 2012). Rickettsia parkeri: A Rickettsial pathogen transmitted by ticks in endemic areas for spotted fever rickettsiosis in southern Uruguay. doi:10.1590/S0036-46652012000300003. ISSN 1678-9946. https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/handle/11336/96556.
- ↑ Ossa-López, Paula A.; Robayo-Sánchez, Laura Natalia; Uribe, Juan E.; Ramírez-Hernández, Alejandro; Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E.; Cortés-Vecino, Jesús A.; Rivera-Páez, Fredy A. (2022-05-01). "Extension of the distribution of Amblyomma triste Koch, 1844: Morphological and molecular confirmation of Morphotype I in Colombia" (in en). Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 13 (3): 101923. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101923. ISSN 1877-959X. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X22000292.
Wikidata ☰ Q6049554 entry
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