Aponomma Fimbriatum
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Aponomma'' is a former, now defunct, genus of
tick Ticks are parasitic arachnids of the order Ixodida. They are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, and species, but can become larger when engorged. Ticks a ...
s belonging to the family
Ixodidae The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the three families of ticks, consisting of 771 species, . They are known as 'hard ticks' because they have a scutum or hard shield, which the other major family of ticks, the 'sof ...
. The genus was fragmented in 1972, with the proposal of three distinct groups. In 1999, nuclear rDNA analysis demonstrated that the genus was polyphyletic, and following this finding, the genus was redistributed. Today, the former member species constitute the ''
Archaeocroton ''Archaeocroton sphenodonti'', or the tuatara tick, is a species of tick that parasitises only the tuatara of New Zealand. It is found on just four of the twelve island groups where tuatara survive, preferring islands where the reptiles live in ...
'', '' Robertsicus'', ''
Bothriocroton ''Bothriocroton'' is a genus of hard ticks. There are seven extant member species, native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. ''Bothriocroton'' species typically parasitise monotremes, marsupials, and reptiles. ''Bothriocroton'' ticks have a limi ...
'' and ''
Amblyomma ''Amblyomma'' is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vectors, for example the Rocky Mountain spotted fever in United States or ehrlichiosis in Brazil. This genus is the third largest in the family Ixodidae, with its species primarily ...
'' genera.


References

{{Authority control Ixodidae Taxa named by Fernando Lahille Obsolete taxa