Morphologic abnormalities in Amblyomma mixtum, Amblyomma naponense, Amblyomma cf. oblongoguttatum and Amblyomma tapirellum (Acari: Ixodidae) of Costa Rica
| Autor: | Sergio E. Bermúdez, Lillian Domínguez, Victor M. Montenegro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Amblyomma mixtum Ecology 030231 tropical medicine Amblyomma Zoology Body asymmetry Biology biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences 010602 entomology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Spiracle Insect Science Acari Amblyomma naponense Amblyomma tapirellum Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ixodidae |
| Zdroj: | Systematic and Applied Acarology. 26:509-518 |
| ISSN: | 1362-1971 |
| DOI: | 10.11158/saa.26.3.1 |
| Popis: | In this work, we describe abnormalities in adults of Amblyomma mixtum, Amblyomma naponense, Amblyomma cf. oblongoguttatum and Amblyomma tapirellum of Costa Rica. General anomalies manifested as body asymmetry, nanism, and gigantism, while local anomalies occurred in the legs, festoons, anal pore and spiracle. These are the firsts mention of abnormalities in ticks from Costa Rica. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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