Rhipicephalus hoogstraali
| Rhipicephalus hoogstraali | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Parasitiformes |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Rhipicephalus |
| Species: | R. hoogstraali |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipicephalus hoogstraali Kolonin, 2009 | |
Rhipicephalus hoogstraali is a tick found in Djibouti and Somalia.[1] First recognized by Harry Hoogstraal as Rhipicephalus longicoxatus based on an incomplete published description, after discovery of the holotype of R. longicoxatus,[2] it was described and named to honor Hoogstraal in 2009.[1]
The specific epithet is not universally accepted as valid, because the species was not described according to the accepted rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.[3]
Hosts
R. hoogstraali parasitizes sheep, goats, camels and cattle.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Gennadiĭ Vladimirovich Kolonin: Fauna of Ixodid Ticks of the World (Acari, Ixodidae), Rhipicephalus hoogstraali Kolonin sp. n., http://www.kolonin.org/17_2.html#r27, Moscow, 2009.
- ↑ Jane B. Walker, James E. Keirans and Ivan G. Horak. 2000. The Genus Rhipicephalus (Acari, Ixodidae) in A Guide to the Brown Ticks of the World, Cambridge University Press, 643 pp.
- ↑ Alberto A. Guglielmone, Richard G. Robbins, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Trevor N. Petney, Agustin Estrada-Pena, Ivan Gerard Horak, Renfu Shao, and Stephen C. Barker. 2010. The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of valid species names, Zootaxa 2528: 1-28, http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02528p028f.pdf, accessed 28 Oct 2012.
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