Argas persicus
| Argas persicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Superorder: | Parasitiformes |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Genus: | Argas |
| Species: | A. persicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Argas persicus (Oken, 1818) | |
Argas persicus, fowl tick or poultry tick is a small soft-bodied tick that is found primarily on chickens and other domestic fowl. It was first recorded by Lorenz Oken in 1818 in Meyaneh, Persia,[1] and named Rhynochoprion persicum.
A. persicus has a worldwide distribution in warm climates and is a carrier of avian spirochetosis in chickens.[2][3]
In addition to chickens and other domestic fowl, A. persicus also feeds on humans, although an immunity has been acquired by some individuals.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 L. S. Fortescue (1924). "The Western Elburz and Persian Azerbaijan". The Geographical Journal. 63 (4): 301–315. JSTOR 1781408.
- ↑ J. C. Brown; J. C. Cross (1941). "A probable agent for the transmission of fowl paralysis". Science. 93 (2422): 528. Bibcode:1941Sci....93..528B. doi:10.1126/science.93.2422.528. PMID 17842546.
- ↑ Charles W. Dickie; James Barrera (1964). "A study of the carrier state of avian spirochetosis in the chicken". Avian Diseases. 8 (2): 191–195. JSTOR 1588059.
- ↑ William Trager (1940). "A note on the problem of acquired immunity to argasid ticks". Journal of Parasitology. 26 (1): 71–74. JSTOR 3272265.
Further reading
- František Dusbábek; Petr Šimek; Alexandr Jegorov; Jan Tříska (1991). "Identification of xanthine and hypoxanthine as components of assembly pheromone in excreta of argasid ticks". Experimental and Applied Acarology. 11: 307–316. doi:10.1007/BF01202877. PMID 1954803.
- E. B. Eastwood (1972). "First record of Argas persicus from Southern Africa". Journal of Parasitology. 58 (2): 251. doi:10.2307/3278083. PMID 5022861.
- Don W. Micks (1951). "The laboratory rearing of the common fowl tick, Argas persicus (Oken)". Journal of Parasitology. 37 (1): 102–105. JSTOR 3273526. PMID 14825032.
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