Dermacentor auratus is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Dermacentor. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Vietnam.[1] The length from capitulum to middle festoon is 7 mm and maximum breadth at its mid length is 5 mm. Adult has highly ornate scutum, capitulum, and legs. A pair of eyes was present at the level of second coxae. Brown base color markings on the dorsal scutum is the characteristic feature.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Dermacentor |
| Species: | D. auratus
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| Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897
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Adults are a potential vector for numerous strains of Anaplasma platys, Rickettsia, Hepatozoon species, and more recently for Lanjan virus.[2] It is an ectoparasite of wild pigs, deer, humans, and possibly pythons.[3]
The complete mitochondrial genome of Dermacentor auratus has been described in 2021. The circularised genome has a total length of 14,766 bp and contains 37 genes, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 2 non-coding control regions and 3 "tick-boxes".[4]
References edit
- ^ "Species Details : Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Tan, Dora S. K; Smith, C. E. G; McMahon, Dolores A; Bowen, E. T. W (1967). "Lanjan Virus, a new agent isolated from Dermacentor auratus in Malaya". Nature. 214 (5093): 1154–1155. Bibcode:1967Natur.214.1154T. doi:10.1038/2141154a0. PMID 4964058. S2CID 4292256.
- ^ Ajithkumar, K. G; Ravindran, R; Ghosh, S (2012). "Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897 (Acarina, Ixodidae) reported from Wayanad, Kerala". Indian Journal of Medical Research. 135 (3): 435–436. PMC 3361885. PMID 22561635.
- ^ Chavatte, Jean-Marc; Octavia, Sophie (2021). "The complete mitochondrial genome of Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus (Acari, Ixodidae)". Parasite. 28: 6. doi:10.1051/parasite/2021002. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 7814750. PMID 33464203.
External links edit
- Intra-aural ecdysis of Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897, in a human host
- Life history of Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897 (Acarina, Ixodidae) 1974
- A TICK ON THE UPPER EYE-LID (Dermacentor auratus nymph)[dead link]
- The genus Dermacentor and the subgenus Indocentor (Acari: Ixodidae) from China
- Hepatozoon and Theileria species detected in ticks collected from mammals and snakes in Thailand.
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