Amblyomma nodosum

Basu, A. K., Basu, M. & Adesiyun, A. A., 2012, A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago, Acarologia 52 (1), pp. 39-50 : 44

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1051/acarologia/20122034

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4694638

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A4A511-5C1F-F10D-FC41-FD1EFB0FFB03

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Amblyomma nodosum
status

 

Amblyomma nodosum View in CoL

The presence of A. nodosum , a tick that feeds on birds and anteaters, was recorded in Trinidad by several authors ( Jones et al. 1972; Nava et al. 2007b; Voltzit 2007).

This tick is known to transmit rickettsial infections ( Ogrzewalska et al. 2009).

Distribution: Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico and Paraguay ( Nava et al. 2007b; Voltzit 2007; Ogrzewalska et al. 2009)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Ixodida

Family

Ixodidae

Genus

Amblyomma

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