Difference between revisions of "Boophilus spp."

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|name              =''Boophilus spp.''
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|kingdom            =Animalia
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|phylum            =[[:Category:Arthropods|Arthropoda]]
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|class              =[[:Category:Arachnida|Arachnida]]
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|sub-class          =Acari
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|super-order        =Parasitiformes
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|order              =Ixodida
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|super-family      =Ixodoidea
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|family            =Ixodidae
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|genus              =Boophilus
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|species            =''B. annulatus'', ''B. microplus''
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These  species are important due to their  ability to transmit  ''[[Babesia|Babesia spp.]]'' and ''[[Anaplasma  marginale]]'' in cattle.  They exist in tropical and subtropical  climates and so are  predominately  found in Asia, Africa, central  America and northern  Australia. There  are several important veterinary  species, all of which  are one host  ticks and are mainly important in  cattle though they can  be seen in most  ungulates.  
 
These  species are important due to their  ability to transmit  ''[[Babesia|Babesia spp.]]'' and ''[[Anaplasma  marginale]]'' in cattle.  They exist in tropical and subtropical  climates and so are  predominately  found in Asia, Africa, central  America and northern  Australia. There  are several important veterinary  species, all of which  are one host  ticks and are mainly important in  cattle though they can  be seen in most  ungulates.  

Revision as of 16:12, 5 August 2010



Boophilus spp.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Arachnida
Sub-class Acari
Super-order Parasitiformes
Order Ixodida
Super-family Ixodoidea
Family Ixodidae
Genus Boophilus
Species B. annulatus, B. microplus

These species are important due to their ability to transmit Babesia spp. and Anaplasma marginale in cattle. They exist in tropical and subtropical climates and so are predominately found in Asia, Africa, central America and northern Australia. There are several important veterinary species, all of which are one host ticks and are mainly important in cattle though they can be seen in most ungulates.

Boophilus annulatus

Also known as: Blue cattle tick
Texas cattle fever tick

The entire life cycle of this tick is spent on a single host and can be completed in just 6 weeks. It is an important species as it is a vector for Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis that are responsible for texas cattle fever. As well as its ability to transmit Anaplasma marginale like many other tropical hard ticks.

Boophilus microplus

See Rhipicephalus microplus


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