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New host records of Ixodes luciae(Acari: Ixodidae) in the State of Para, Brazil

Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to record new hosts for Ixodes luciae Sénevet in the State of Para, Brazil, and present a case of malformation (teratogeny) in a nymph of this species. The new host records are Marmosa murina (parasitized by females) and Philander opossum (parasitized by nymphs). One of these nymphs showed malformation in the posterior margin of the opisthosoma resulting in a heart shaped posterior end.
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612013000100028
Authors: Hermes Ribeiro Luz, João Luiz Horacio Faccini, Gabriel Alves Landulfo, Janio dos Santos Sampaio, Sócrates Fraga Costa Neto, Kátia Maria Famadas, Valeria Castilho Onofrio, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $300
OpenAlex ID: W2139133682
FWCI: 0.553
Cites: 9
Cited by: 16
Related to: 10