Ixodes ceylonensis

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Ixodes ceylonensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Ixodes
Species:
I. ceylonensis
Binomial name
Ixodes ceylonensis
Kohls, 1950
Synonyms
  • Ixodes (Afrixodes) cecylonensisMorel, 1966

Ixodes ceylonensis is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Ixodes . It is found in India and Sri Lanka. [1] It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals.

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Parasitism

Adults parasitize various smaller mammals such as Herpestes smithii , Rattus rattus , Crocidura miya , Suncus montanus , Solisorex pearsoni , Madromys blanfordi , Felis chaus , Felis bengalensis . [2] Nymphs were recorded from Suncus murinus and Rattus species, whereas larva was found from these species and also from Mus booduga . [3] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details : Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Record of five new endemic small mammal hosts for four ectoparasite species from Sri Lanka". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Rajagopalan, P. K; Boshell, Jorge M (1966). "Hosts and Life Cycle of Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950, with Descriptions of Its Male, Nymph, and Larva". The Journal of Parasitology. 52 (6): 1203–1209. doi: 10.2307/3276369 . JSTOR   3276369. PMID   5926344.
  4. ↑ Sreenivasan, M. A.; Rajagopalan, P. K. (1981). "Ixodid ticks on cattle and buffaloes in the Kyasanur forest disease area of Karnataka State [1981]". Indian Journal of Medical Research. Retrieved 6 February 2017.


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