Nosomma
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Nosomma Schulze, 1919[1] |
| Species: | N. monstrosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Nosomma monstrosum | |
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Nosomma monstrosum is a species of hard-bodied tick found in Asia. The species is found primarily on water buffalo. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nosomma.
Ecology and parasitism
[edit | edit source]Nosomma monstrosum is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals, particularly Asian water buffaloes. Adults are also known from cattle, pigs, dogs, bears and horses. Instars - larvae and nymphs - are mostly known to parasitise rodents and shrews.[2] The species is distributed across south and south-eastern Asia, being found in Thailand, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Laos, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Pakistan, Myanmar and Tibet.[3]
Nosomma monstrosum is a likely three-host tick, although adverse environmental conditions may alter this behaviour.[4] While the species is found in the Kyasanur Forest disease endemic area, it is not known to be a vector.[5] Nosomma ticks are very rare parasites of humans, and no pathogenesis has been described.[6]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Nosomma was first described by Schulze as a monotypic genus for the species Hyalomma monstrosum.[7] The genus is closely related to Dermacentor and Hyalomma.[3] Prakasan & Ramami described a new species, Nosomma keralensis, in 2007,[8] but the species has been subsequently rejected due to its poor description and unsuitable differentiating characters.[2][3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Schulze, P. (1919). Bestimmungstabelle fiir das Zeckengenus Hyalomma Koch. S.B. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berl. (5-6), 189-96
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- ^ Hoogstraal, H., 1970b. Human infestation by ticks (Ixodidae) in the Himalaya. In: Sing, K.S., Tandan, B.K., Srivastava, H.D. (Eds.), Commemoration Volume. Division of Parasitology of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, pp. 75–89.
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