Antricola delacruzi
| Antricola delacruzi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Genus: | Antricola |
| Species: | A. delacruzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Antricola delacruzi (Estrada-Pena, Barros-Battesti & Venzal, 2004)
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Antricola delacruzi is a species of soft ticks in the family Argasidae, indigenous to the Brazilian rain forest.[1][2] The species exclusively parasites insectivorous cave-dwelling bats of the Pteronotus genus. The species is only haematophagous as larvae, subsisting on bat guano as nymphs and adults.[3][4] This behaviour is unique among soft ticks - Alectorobius amblus is found on sea bird guano, but all developmental stages are hematophagous.[5]
The exact component of the guano that is consumed remains unclear, but it is rich in protein, iron and chitin, which the species' sialotranscriptome is compatible with.[5] This unique diet exposes the species to viruses shed in the guano, many of which are previously undescribed Nairoviridae.[6]
References
- ^ Labruna MB, Nava S, Terassini FA, Onofrio VC, Barros-Battesti DM, Camargo LM, Venzal JM J Parasitol. 2011 Apr; 97(2):207-17.
- ^ Mans, Ben J.; Featherston, Jonathan; Kvas, Marija; Pillay, Kerry-Anne; de Klerk, Daniel G.; Pienaar, Ronel; de Castro, Minique H.; Schwan, Tom G.; Lopez, Job E.; Teel, Pete; Pérez de León, Adalberto A.; Sonenshine, Daniel E.; Egekwu, Noble I.; Bakkes, Deon K.; Heyne, Heloise (2019-01-01). "Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10 (1): 219–240. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.09.010. ISSN 1877-959X. PMID 30309738.
- ^ Estrada-Peña, A.; Venzal, J. M.; Kocan, Katherine M.; Tramuta, C.; Tomassone, L.; de la Fuente, J.; Labruna, M. (2008). "Observations on Antricola Ticks: Small Nymphs Feed on Mammalian Hosts and Have a Salivary Gland Structure Similar to Ixodid Ticks". Journal of Parasitology. 94 (4): 953–955. doi:10.1645/GE-1371.1. ISSN 0022-3395. PMID 18576742.
- ^ Francischetti IM, Sa-Nunes A, Mans BJ, Santos IM, Ribeiro JM Front Biosci. 2009 Jan 1; 14():2051-88.
- ^ a b Ribeiro, José Marcos C.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Mans, Ben J.; Maruyama, Sandra Regina; Francischetti, Ivo M. B.; Barizon, Gustavo Canavaci; de Miranda Santos, Isabel K. F. (2012). "The sialotranscriptome of Antricola delacruzi female ticks is compatible with non-hematophagous behavior and an alternative source of food". Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 42 (5): 332–342. Bibcode:2012IBMB...42..332R. doi:10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.01.003. ISSN 1879-0240. PMC 3351099. PMID 22306723.
- ^ Blomström, Anne-Lie; Luz, Hermes R.; Öhlund, Pontus; Lukenge, Matthew; Brandão, Paulo Eduardo; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Berg, Mikael (2019-12-31). "Novel Viruses Found in Antricola Ticks Collected in Bat Caves in the Western Amazonia of Brazil". Viruses. 12 (1): 48. doi:10.3390/v12010048. ISSN 1999-4915. PMC 7019218. PMID 31906098.