Biology:Nosomma monstrosum

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Short description: Species of tick

Nosomma monstrosum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Nosomma
Species:
N. monstrosum
Binomial name
Nosomma monstrosum
Nuttall & Warburton, 1908
Synonyms
  • Hyalomma monstrosum Nuttall & Warburton, 1908

Nosomma monstrosum, is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Nosomma. It is found in India , Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.[1]

Parasitism

It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals require three-hosts to complete the lifecycle. Adult show peak activity in March and September. Female usually lay about 750 eggs at one time. Larvae are only known to parasitized on rats and mice, not in domestic animals. Adults are mainly found in domestic animals.[2][3] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details : Nosomma monstrosum Nuttall & Warburton, 1908". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/f9260e1acc376c91e78ffa3919566695. Retrieved 11 February 2017. 
  2. ↑ Bandaranayaka, KO; Apanaskevich, DA; Rajakaruna, RS (2016). "Life cycle of Nosomma monstrosum (Acari: Ixodidae) under laboratory conditions.". Exp Appl Acarol 69 (1): 97–106. doi:10.1007/s10493-015-0011-4. PMID 26846472. 
  3. ↑ "STUDY ON THE BIONOMICS OF NOSOMMA MONSTROSUM(NUTTALL AND WARBURTON) (ACARI : IXODIDAE)". Acarologia. http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/acarologia/export_pdf.php?id=2814&typefile=pdf. Retrieved 11 February 2017. 
  4. ↑ Singh, KR; Pavri, KM; Anderson, CR (1964). "Transmission of Kyasanur Forest Disease Virus by Haemaphysalis Turturis, Haemaphysalis Papuana Kinneari and Haemaphysalis Minuta". Indian Journal of Medical Research 52: 566–73. PMID 14184087. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10603174 entry

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