Dermacentor auratus
"Dermacentor auratus auratus"
Dermacentor auratus auratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Dermacentor
Species:
D. auratus
Binomial name
Dermacentor auratus
Supino, 1897
Synonyms
  • Dermacentor auratus auratus Neumann, 1911
  • Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus Wassef & Hoogstraal, 1984
  • Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus sumatranus Toumanoff, 1944
  • Indocentor auratus Schulze, 1933

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.

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

  1. ↑ "Species Details : Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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. Open access icon


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