Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides

Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Rhipicephalus
Species:	R. haemaphysaloides
Binomial name
	Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides; Supino, 1897
Synonyms
	Boophilus haemaphysaloides De Blieck, 1916 (misapplied name); Rhipicephalus expeditus Luh & Woo, 1950; Rhipicephalus expeditus Nakamura & Yajima, 1937 ; Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides expedita Neumann, 1897; Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides expeditus Neumann, 1911 ; Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides haemaphysaloides Supino, 1897; Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides niger Supino, 1897 (ambiguous synonym); Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides ruber Supino, 1897 ; Rhipicephalus ruber Neumann, 1897; Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) haemaphysaloides Neumann, 1904 ; Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) haemaphysaloides Morel, 1969 ; Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) haemaphysaloides haemaphysaloides Morel, 1969;

Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Rhipicephalus. It is one of the major medically important ticks in the world.

Distribution

It is an obligate ectoparasite of domestic mammals such as cattle, horses, sheep, and dogs. It is a potential vector of babesiosis and human Kyasanur Forest disease.^[2]^[3] It is a three-host tick.^[4]

^ "Species Details : Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides Supino, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
^ Wang, Yujian; Zhou, Yongzhi; Gong, Haiyan; Cao, Jie; Zhang, Houshuang; Li, Xiangrui; Zhou, Jinlin (2015). "Functional characterization of a cystatin from the tick Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides". Parasites & Vectors. 8: 140. doi:10.1186/s13071-015-0725-5. PMC 4352250. PMID 25889816.
^ Bhat, HR; Naik, SV; Ilkal, MA; Banerjee, K (1978). "Transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus by Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides ticks". Acta Virol. 22 (3): 241–4. PMID 27975.
^ "Experimental transmission of Babesia microti by Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides". Li et al. Parasites & Vectors. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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