Molecular phylogeny of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) Brazilian strain...
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| Author(s): |
Onofrio, Valeria Castilho
[1]
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Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes
[1]
;
Labruna, Marcelo Bahia
[2]
;
Horacio Faccini, Joao Luiz
[3]
Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Inst Butantan, Parasitol Lab, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Rural Rio de Janeiro, Inst Vet, Dept Parasitol Anim, BR-23890000 Seropedica, RJ - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Systematic Parasitology; v. 72, n. 2, p. 143-157, FEB 2009. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 24 |
| Abstract | |
The current Brazilian Ixodes fauna is composed of the following eight species: I. amarali Fonseca, 1935; I. aragaoi Fonseca, 1935; I. auritulus Neumann, 1904; I. fuscipes Koch, 1844; I. loricatus Neumann, 1899; I. luciae S,nevet, 1940; I. paranaensis Barros-Battesti, Arzua, Pichorim \& Keirans, 2003; and I. schulzei AragA o pound \& Fonseca, 1951. Further studies are needed to establish the taxonomic status of I. serrafreirei Amorim, Gazeta, Bossi \& Linhares, 2003, a recently proposed species based solely on the nymphal stage. We present an up-to-date key to adults of the currently valid Brazilian species of Ixodes based on scanning electron microscopy. The relationships between Brazilian and other Neotropical Ixodes are also discussed. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 99/05446-8 - Biodiversity of Arachnida and Myriapoda of the State of São Paulo |
| Grantee: | Antonio Domingos Brescovit |
| Support type: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |