Morphological abnormalities and multiple mitochondrial clades of Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides (Ixodida: Ixodidae)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2022
Abstract
Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides is endemic in South and Southeast Asia, and it is known to parasitise domestic animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, and dogs. Despite infestation on multiple hosts, little attention has been paid to its morphological and molecular variation. The present study describes local morphological abnormalities for the first time in R. haemaphysaloides from Malaysia, and highlights the presence of three cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) operational taxonomic units with 0.46-9.81% distances within the so-called R. haemaphysaloides in Malaysia, Thailand, and Pakistan.
Keywords
Ticks, Ixodidae, Rhipicephalus, Abnormalities, Malaysia
Divisions
tidrec
Funders
Bernhard Nohct Institute for Tropical Medicine, Germany (Grant No: 100-TNCPI/INT 16/6/2 (005/2020))
Publication Title
Experimental and Applied Acarology
Volume
87
Issue
1
Publisher
Kluwer (now part of Springer)
Publisher Location
VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS