Amblyomma geayi

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Amblyomma geayi
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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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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ 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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