Ixodes ceylonensis

Ixodes ceylonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Superorder:	Parasitiformes
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Subfamily:	Ixodinae
Genus:	Ixodes
Species:	I. ceylonensis
Binomial name
	Ixodes ceylonensis; Kohls, 1950
Synonyms
	Ixodes (Afrixodes) cecylonensis Morel, 1966;

Ixodes ceylonensis is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Ixodes. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1] It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals.

Parasitism

Adults parasitize various smaller mammals such as Herpestes smithii, Rattus rattus, Crocidura miya, Suncus montanus, Solisorex pearsoni, Madromys blanfordi, Felis chaus, Felis bengalensis.[2] Nymphs were recorded from Suncus murinus and Rattus species, whereas larva was found from these species and also from Mus booduga.[3] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus.[4]

References

"Species Details : Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
"Record of five new endemic small mammal hosts for four ectoparasite species from Sri Lanka". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
Rajagopalan, P. K; Boshell, Jorge M (1966). "Hosts and Life Cycle of Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950, with Descriptions of Its Male, Nymph, and Larva". The Journal of Parasitology. 52 (6): 1203–1209. doi:10.2307/3276369. JSTOR 3276369.
Sreenivasan, M. A.; Rajagopalan, P. K. (1981). "Ixodid ticks on cattle and buffaloes in the Kyasanur forest disease area of Karnataka State [1981]". Indian Journal of Medical Research. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

External links

Hosts and life cycle of Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950, with descriptions of its male, nymph, and larva.

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[1] "Species Details : Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[2] "Record of five new endemic small mammal hosts for four ectoparasite species from Sri Lanka". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[3] Rajagopalan, P. K; Boshell, Jorge M (1966). "Hosts and Life Cycle of Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950, with Descriptions of Its Male, Nymph, and Larva". The Journal of Parasitology. 52 (6): 1203–1209. doi:10.2307/3276369. JSTOR 3276369.

[4] Sreenivasan, M. A.; Rajagopalan, P. K. (1981). "Ixodid ticks on cattle and buffaloes in the Kyasanur forest disease area of Karnataka State [1981]". Indian Journal of Medical Research. Retrieved 6 February 2017.