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ArticleParasites & vectors2016

Description of a new tick species, Ixodes collaris n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae), from bats (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae, Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam.

Sándor Hornok, Tamás Görföl, Péter Estók, Vuong Tan Tu, Jenő Kontschán

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Sándor HornokDepartment of Parasitology and Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary. hornok.sandor@aotk.szie.hu.
Tamás GörfölDepartment of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
Péter EstókDepartment of Zoology, Eszterházy Károly College, Eger, Hungary.
Vuong Tan TuInstitute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Jenő KontschánPlant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University · HUHungarian Natural History Museum · HUMagyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem · HUPlant Protection Institute · HUVietnam Academy of Science and Technology · VN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn a recent study on ixodid bat ticks from Eurasia, a high genetic difference was found between Ixodes vespertilionis from Europe and Vietnam. Accordingly, it was proposed that I. vespertilionis is a species complex, with at least one additional, hitherto undescribed species. The aim of the present study was to investigate the morphology of bat ticks from Vietnam and to assess their taxonomic status in comparison with those collected in Europe.

findingsIxodid bat ticks (two females and two nymphs) collected from the pomona leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros pomona) (Hipposideridae) and intermediate horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus affinis) (Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam showed major morphological differences from European isolates of I. vespertilionis, including the shape of the scutum, the enclosure and shape of porose areas, the presence of a caudo-lateral collar-like ridge ventrally on the basis capituli, polytrich coxae with short setae, and grouped (non-linear) arrangement of anterior pit sensillae in Haller's organ.

conclusionsIn this study the female and the nymph of an ixodid bat tick species from Vietnam are described for the first time. The genetic and morphological differences between I. vespertilionis Koch, 1844 and these bat ticks from Vietnam justify the status of the latter as a distinct species, Ixodes collaris Hornok n. sp.

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AnimalsChiropteraFemaleIxodidaeNymphSpecies SpecificityTick InfestationsVietnamBat tickIxodes collaris Hornok n. spIxodes vespertilionisNew speciesRhinolophus affinisVietnam

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PMID27286701
PMCPMC4902904
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