Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides

Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Rhipicephalus
Species:	R. haemaphysaloides
Binomial name
	Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides; Supino, 1897
Synonyms
	Boophilus haemaphysaloides De Blieck, 1916 (misapplied name); Rhipicephalus expeditus Luh & Woo, 1950; Rhipicephalus expeditus Nakamura & Yajima, 1937 ; Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides expedita Neumann, 1897; Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides expeditus Neumann, 1911 ; Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides haemaphysaloides Supino, 1897; Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides niger Supino, 1897 (ambiguous synonym); Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides ruber Supino, 1897 ; Rhipicephalus ruber Neumann, 1897; Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) haemaphysaloides Neumann, 1904 ; Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) haemaphysaloides Morel, 1969 ; Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) haemaphysaloides haemaphysaloides Morel, 1969;

Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Rhipicephalus. It is one of the major medically important ticks in the world.

Distribution[edit]

It is an obligate ectoparasite of domestic mammals such as cattle, horses, sheep, and dogs. It is a potential vector of babesiosis and human Kyasanur Forest disease.^[2]^[3] It is a three-host tick.^[4]

^ "Species Details : Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides Supino, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
^ Wang, Yujian; Zhou, Yongzhi; Gong, Haiyan; Cao, Jie; Zhang, Houshuang; Li, Xiangrui; Zhou, Jinlin (2015). "Functional characterization of a cystatin from the tick Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides". Parasites & Vectors. 8: 140. doi:10.1186/s13071-015-0725-5. PMC 4352250. PMID 25889816.
^ Bhat, HR; Naik, SV; Ilkal, MA; Banerjee, K (1978). "Transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus by Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides ticks". Acta Virol. 22 (3): 241–4. PMID 27975.
^ "Experimental transmission of Babesia microti by Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides". Li et al. Parasites & Vectors. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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