Ornithodoros dyeri (Parasitiformes : Ixodida: Argasidae) parasitizing Leptonycteris yerbabuenae (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Mexico

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Parasites are a selective force that shape communities and ecosystems. Hosts represent a food source, habitat, and a way to disperse. In recent years, investigations dealing with bats and their role as hosts to numerous parasitic organisms, including metazoan ectoparasites and endoparasites have increased, and soft ticks (Parasitiformes: Ixodida: Argasidae) are among the best known. In Mexico, 16 species of soft ticks associated with bats have been reported up to now, but there are no specific records of soft ticks parasitizing Leptonycteris yerbabuenae in the country. Herein, we record for the first time the presence of Ornithodoros dyeri parasitizing L. yerbabuenae and report an extension of its geographic distribution. The same tick species was also recorded from the California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus). Data on prevalence, mean intensity, mean abundance, tick identification, and possible scenarios of life cycle associations for O. dyeri and one of its hosts, L. yerbabuenae, are discussed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 11(2020), 6 vom: 09. Nov., Seite 101514

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zamora-Mejías, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Herrera-Mares, Angel [VerfasserIn]
Ojeda, Margarita [VerfasserIn]
Medellin, Rodrigo A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Argasids
Chiroptera
Ectoparasite
Journal Article
Mexico
Ornithodoros dyeri
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 29.06.2021

Date Revised 29.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101514

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NLM315645113