Haemaphysalis spinigera

Species of tick

Haemaphysalis spinigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Haemaphysalis
Species:
H. spinigera
Binomial name
Haemaphysalis spinigera
Neumann, 1897
Synonyms
  • Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) spinigera Hoogstraal & El Kammah, 1972
  • Haemaphysalis (Robertsalis) spinigera Santos Dias, 1963

Haemaphysalis spinigera, is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.[1] It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals of various rodents, insectivores and monkeys.[2] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus,[3] and Kaisodi virus.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis spinigera Neumann, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Haemaphysalis spinigera". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Kyasanur Forest Disease: An Epidemiological View in India". Medical Virology. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ Bhatt, PN; Kulkarni, KG; Boshell, J; Rajagopalan, PK; Patil, AP; Goverdhan, MK; Pavri, KM (1966). "Kaisodi virus, a new agent isolated from Haemaphysalis spinigera in Mysore State, South India. I. Isolation of strains". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 15 (6): 958–60. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1966.15.958. PMID 5959110.
Taxon identifiers
Haemaphysalis spinigera

External links

  • The Mid-Gut Epithelium of the Tick Haemaphysalis Spinigera Neumann 1897
  • Relation of Haemaphysalis spinigera larval infection rates and host viremia levels of Kyasanur Forest Disease virus.
  • Observation on the Saliva and Salivary Gland Extract of Haemaphysalis spinigera and Rhipicephalus sanguineus sanguineus


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