Amblyomma

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Amblyomma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acarina Superorder: Parasitiformes Order: Ixodida Superfamily: Ixodoidea Family: Ixodidae Subfamily: Amblyomminae Genus: Amblyomma
Species
About 130, see text.

Amblyomma is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vectors, for example for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Brazil or ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in the USA.

[edit] Selected species

• Amblyomma americanum – Lone Star Tick
• Amblyomma arianae
• Amblyomma cajennense
• Amblyomma longirostre Koch, 1844
• Amblyomma variegatum

[edit] External links

• http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/agah/pd/pages/ticksp2.htm