Amblyomma nodosum
| Amblyomma nodosum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Amblyomma |
| Species: | A. nodosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyomma nodosum Neumann, 1899 | |
Amblyomma nodosum is a species of specialized tick, found in three roadkilled giant anteaters from Minas Gerais, Brazil.[1] There are 100 species of Amblyomma worldwide, 33 of which are from Brazil. A. nodosum is a specialist that lives exclusively on the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and the Southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla).
References
- ↑ M. Ogrzewalska, R. C. Pacheco, A. Uezu, L. J. Richtzenhain, F. Ferreira & M. B. Labruna (2009). "Rickettsial infection in Amblyomma nodosum ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Brazil". Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 103 (5): 413–425. doi:10.1179/136485909X451744. PMID 19583912.