Ixodes ceylonensis
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Ixodes ceylonensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Ixodidae |
Genus: | Ixodes |
Species: | I. ceylonensis
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Binomial name | |
Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950
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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.
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
- ^ "Species Details : Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Record of five new endemic small mammal hosts for four ectoparasite species from Sri Lanka". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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