Gynandromorphism in Amblyomma cajennense and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae)

J Parasitol. 2002 Aug;88(4):810-1. doi: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0810:GIACAR]2.0.CO;2.

Abstract

During a survey of ticks on horses in November 2000, at the University of São Paulo farm in Pirassununga county, São Paulo, Brazil, 1 gynandromorph of Amblyomma cajennense was collected from a naturally infested horse. In another survey on dogs in March 2001, in the urban area of Monte Negro, Rondônia, Brazil, a gynandromorph of Rhipicephalus sanguineus was collected from a naturally infested dog. Both specimens are described and classified as perfect bipartite protogynanders.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Dogs / parasitology*
  • Health Surveys
  • Horses / parasitology*
  • Ixodidae / anatomy & histology*
  • Tick Infestations / epidemiology
  • Tick Infestations / veterinary*