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Amblyomma
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The genus Amblyomma includes nearly 150 described species of hard ticks (Barker and Murrell 2004; G.V. Kolonin 2009, Fauna of Ixodid Ticks of the World online). These ticks have long mouthparts and are often beautifully colored. Among the human diseases for which various Amblyomma ticks are known to serve as vectors are tularemia, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), and boutonneuse fever. The Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma maculatum) has been implicated as a vector for Rickettsia parkeri, a member of the spotted fever group rickettsiae, infecting humans in the United States (Sumner et al. 2007). Some species are serious pests of domestic animals as well (Merck Veterinary Manual online), such as the African cattle-infesting A. variegatum (also introduced to the Caribbean) and A. hebraeum (Jongejan and Uilenberg 2004). Various Amblyomma ticks may parasitize reptiles, ground-feeding birds, and mammals as either immatures or adults. The genus has a largely tropical and subtropical distribution. In recent years, the Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) has expanded its range northward deep into the United States. This tick transmits Ehrlichia chafeensis, the cause of human monocytic erlichiosis, but is not known to transmit Lyme disease, the most prevalent tick-borne disease in its range. Amblyomma ticks have a 3-host life cycle.
(Centers for Disease Control Parasites and Health website)
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:264
Specimens with Sequences:202
Specimens with Barcodes:175
Species:40
Species With Barcodes:38
Public Records:102
Public Species:23
Public BINs:22
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Amblyomma
Amblyomma is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vectors, for example for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Brazil or ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in the USA.
This genus is the third largest in the family Ixodidae, with its species primarily occupying the torrid zones of all the continents. The centre of species diversity is on the American continent, where half of all the species occur. On this continent, Amblyomma species reach far beyond the torrid zone, up to the 40th parallel in the Northern Hemisphere, to the 50th parallel in the Southern Hemisphere, and even reaches the alpine zone of the Andes.[1]
Species[edit]
- Amblyomma albolimbatum Neumann, 1907
- Amblyomma albopictum Neumann 1899
- Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758 – Lone Star Tick
- Amblyomma antillorum Kohls 1969
- Amblyomma arcanum Karsch, 1879
- Amblyomma argentinae Neumann, 1905
- Amblyomma arianae
- Amblyomma astrion Dönitz, 1909
- Amblyomma aureolatum Pallas, 1772
- Amblyomma auricularium Conil, 1878
- Amblyomma australiense Neumann, 1905
- Amblyomma babirussae Schulze, 1933
- Amblyomma beaurepairei Vogelsang & Santos Dias 1953
- Amblyomma boeroi Nava, Mangold, Mastropaolo, Venzal, Oscherov and Guglielmone, 2009[2]
- Amblyomma boulengeri Hirst & Hirst, 1910
- Amblyomma brasiliense Aragão, 1908
- Amblyomma breviscutatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma cajennense Fabricius, 1787
- Amblyomma calabyi Roberts, 1963
- Amblyomma calcaratum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma chabaudi Rageau, 1964
- Amblyomma clypeolatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma coelebs Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma cohaerens Dönitz, 1909
- Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
- Amblyomma cordiferum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma crassipes Neumann, 1901
- Amblyomma crassum Robinson, 1926
- Amblyomma crenatum Neumann 1899
- Amblyomma cruciferum Neumann, 1901
- Amblyomma darwini Hirst & Hirst, 1910
- Amblyomma dissimile Koch 1844
- Amblyomma dubitatum Neumann 1899
- Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
- Amblyomma echidnae Roberts 1953
- Amblyomma elaphense Price, 1959
- Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma extraoculatum Neumann 1899
- Amblyomma falsomarmoreum Tonelli-Rondelli, 1935
- Amblyomma fimbriatum Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
- Amblyomma fulvum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma fuscolineatum Lucas, 1847
- Amblyomma fuscum Neumann, 1907
- Amblyomma geayi Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma gemma Dönitz, 1909
- Amblyomma geochelone Durden, Keirans & Smith, 2002
- Amblyomma geoemydae Cantor, 1847
- Amblyomma gervaisi Lucas, 1847
- Amblyomma glauerti Keirans, King & Sharrad, 1994
- Amblyomma goeldii Neumann 1899
- Amblyomma hainanense Teng, 1981
- Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma hirtum Neumann, 1906
- Amblyomma humerale Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma imitator Kohls, 1958
- Amblyomma incisum Neumann, 1906
- Amblyomma inopinatum Santos Dias, 1989
- Amblyomma inornatum Banks, 1909
- Amblyomma integrum Karsch, 1879
- Amblyomma javanense Supino, 1897
- Amblyomma komodoense Oudemans, 1928
- Amblyomma kraneveldi Anastos, 1956
- Amblyomma laticaudae Warburton 1933
- Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
- Amblyomma limbatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma loculosum Neumann, 1907
- Amblyomma longirostre Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma macfarlandi Keirans, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1973
- Amblyomma macropi Roberts, 1953
- Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma marmoreum Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma moreliae Koch, 1867
- Amblyomma moyi Roberts, 1953
- Amblyomma multipunctum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma naponense Packard, 1869
- Amblyomma near testudinis Lane & Poinar, 1986
- Amblyomma neumanni Ribaga 1902
- Amblyomma nitidum Hirst & Hirst, 1910
- Amblyomma nodosum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909
- Amblyomma oblongoguttatum Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma orlovi Kolonin, 1992
- Amblyomma oudemansi Neumann, 1910
- Amblyomma ovale Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma pacae Aragão, 1911
- Amblyomma papuanum Hirst, 1914
- Amblyomma parkeri Fonseca & Aragao, 1952
- Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann, 1901
- Amblyomma parvum Aragão, 1908
- Amblyomma pattoni Neumann, 1910
- Amblyomma paulopunctatum Neumann 1899
- Amblyomma pecarium Dunn, 1933
- Amblyomma personatum Neumann, 1901
- Amblyomma pictum Neumann, 1906
- Amblyomma pilosum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma pomposum Dönitz, 1909
- Amblyomma postoculatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma pseudoconcolor Aragão, 1908
- Amblyomma pseudoparvum Guglielmone, Mangold & Keirans, 1990
- Amblyomma quadricavum Schulze, 1941
- Amblyomma rhinocerotis de Geer, 1778
- Amblyomma robinsoni Warburton 1927
- Amblyomma rotundatum Koch 1844
- Amblyomma sabanerae Stoll, 1890
- Amblyomma scalpturatum Neumann, 1906
- Amblyomma scutatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma soembawense Anastos, 1956
- Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma sphenodonti Dumbleton, 1943
- Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
- Amblyomma squamosum Kohls, 1953
- Amblyomma supinoi Neumann, 1905
- Amblyomma sylvaticum de Geer, 1778
- Amblyomma tapirellum Dunn, 1933
- Amblyomma testudinarium Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma tholloni Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma tigrinum Koch 1844
- Amblyomma torrei Pérez Vigueras, 1934
- Amblyomma transversale Lucas, 1845
- Amblyomma triguttatum Koch 1844
- Amblyomma trimaculatum Lucas, 1878
- Amblyomma triste Koch 1844
- Amblyomma tuberculatum Marx, 1894
- Amblyomma usingeri Keirans, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1973
- Amblyomma varanense Supino, 1897
- Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius 1794
- Amblyomma varium Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma vikirri Keirans, Bull & Duffield, 1996
- Amblyomma williamsi Banks, 1924
References[edit]
- ^ [1] G. V. Kolonin, Fauna of Ixodid Ticks of the World (Acari, Ixodidae), Moscow 2009
- ^ S. Nava, A. J. Mangold, M. Mastropaolo, J. M. Venzal, E. B. Oscherov, & A. A. Guglielmone. 2009. Amblyomma boeroi n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae), a parasite of the Chacoan peccary Catagonus wagneri (Rusconi) (Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) in Argentina. Systematic Parasitology 73(3):161-74.
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