Nosomma monstrosum, is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Nosomma. It is found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Nosomma |
| Species: | N. monstrosum
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Parasitism
editIt is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals require three-hosts to complete the lifecycle. Adult show peak activity in March and September. Female usually lay about 750 eggs at one time. Larvae are only known to parasitized on rats and mice, not in domestic animals. Adults are mainly found in domestic animals.[2][3] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details : Nosomma monstrosum Nuttall & Warburton, 1908". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Bandaranayaka, KO; Apanaskevich, DA; Rajakaruna, RS (2016). "Life cycle of Nosomma monstrosum (Acari: Ixodidae) under laboratory conditions". Exp Appl Acarol. 69 (1): 97–106. doi:10.1007/s10493-015-0011-4. PMID 26846472.
- ^ "STUDY ON THE BIONOMICS OF NOSOMMA MONSTROSUM(NUTTALL AND WARBURTON) (ACARI : IXODIDAE)". Acarologia. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Singh, KR; Pavri, KM; Anderson, CR (1964). "Transmission of Kyasanur Forest Disease Virus by Haemaphysalis Turturis, Haemaphysalis Papuana Kinneari and Haemaphysalis Minuta". Indian Journal of Medical Research. 52: 566–73. PMID 14184087.
External links
edit- A REVISION OF NOSOMMA MONSTROSUM (NUTTALL AND WARBURTON, 1908) IXODOIDEA: IXODIDAE.
- A REVISION OF NOSOMMA MONSTROSUM (NUTTALL AND WARBURTON, 1908) IXODOIDEA: IXODIDAE.
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