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Nosomma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Nosomma
Schulze, 1919[1]
Species:
N. monstrosum
Binomial name
Nosomma monstrosum
(Nuttall & Warburton, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Hyalomma monstrosum
Nosomma monstrosum is known best from the Asian water buffalo.

Nosomma monstrosum is a species of hard-bodied tick found in Asia. The species is found primarily on water buffalo. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nosomma.

Ecology and parasitism

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Nosomma monstrosum is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals, particularly Asian water buffaloes. Adults are also known from cattle, pigs, dogs, bears and horses. Instars - larvae and nymphs - are mostly known to parasitise rodents and shrews.[2] The species is distributed across south and south-eastern Asia, being found in Thailand, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Laos, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Pakistan, Myanmar and Tibet.[3]

Nosomma monstrosum is a likely three-host tick, although adverse environmental conditions may alter this behaviour.[4] While the species is found in the Kyasanur Forest disease endemic area, it is not known to be a vector.[5] Nosomma ticks are very rare parasites of humans, and no pathogenesis has been described.[6]

Taxonomy

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Nosomma was first described by Schulze as a monotypic genus for the species Hyalomma monstrosum.[7] The genus is closely related to Dermacentor and Hyalomma.[3] Prakasan & Ramami described a new species, Nosomma keralensis, in 2007,[8] but the species has been subsequently rejected due to its poor description and unsuitable differentiating characters.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Schulze, P. (1919). Bestimmungstabelle fiir das Zeckengenus Hyalomma Koch. S.B. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berl. (5-6), 189-96
  2. ^ a b Guglielmone, Alberto A.; Petney, Trevor N.; Robbins, Richard G. (2020-11-05). "Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019". Zootaxa. 4871 (1): 1–322. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4871.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. ^ a b c Aiman, Ome; Ullah, Shafi; Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia; Nijhof, Ard M.; Ali, Abid (2022). "First report of Nosomma monstrosum ticks infesting Asian water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Pakistan". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 13 (2) 101899. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101899.
  4. ^ Bandaranayaka, K. O.; Apanaskevich, D. A.; Rajakaruna, R. S. (2016). "Life cycle of Nosomma monstrosum (Acari: Ixodidae) under laboratory conditions". Experimental and Applied Acarology. 69 (1): 97–106. doi:10.1007/s10493-015-0011-4. ISSN 0168-8162.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Hoogstraal, H., 1970b. Human infestation by ticks (Ixodidae) in the Himalaya. In: Sing, K.S., Tandan, B.K., Srivastava, H.D. (Eds.), Commemoration Volume. Division of Parasitology of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, pp. 75–89.
  7. ^ Schulze, P. (1919). Bestimmungstabelle fiir das Zeckengenus Hyalomma Koch. S.B. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berl. (5-6), 189-96
  8. ^ Prakasan, K.; Ramani, N. (2007-09-15). "Two New Species of Ixodid Ticks (Acarina: Ixodida) from Kerala, India". International Journal of Zoological Research. 3 (4): 169–177. doi:10.3923/ijzr.2007.169.177.
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