| Amblyomma interandinum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Amblyomma |
| Species: | A. interandinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyomma interandinum Nava et al., 2014 | |
Amblyomma interandinum is a species of tick of the genus Amblyomma. The species is associated with the northern part of the Inter-Andean valley of Peru. Rickettsia species can habitate A. interandinum endosymbiotically.
References
- Nava, Santiago; Beati, Lorenza; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Cáceres, Abraham G.; Mangold, Atilio J.; Guglielmone, Alberto A. (2014). "Reassessment of the taxonomic status of Amblyomma cajennense () with the description of three new species, Amblyomma tonelliae n. sp., Amblyomma interandinum n. sp. and Amblyomma patinoi n. sp., and reinstatement of Amblyomma mixtum , and Amblyomma sculptum (Ixodida: Ixodidae)". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 5 (3): 252–276. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.11.004. hdl:11336/31257. ISSN 1877-959X. PMID 24556273.
Further reading
- Alves, Alvair Da S., et al. "Seroprevalence of Rickettsia spp. in equids and molecular detection of ‘Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii’in Amblyomma cajennense sensu lato ticks from the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso, Brazil." Journal of Medical Entomology 51.6 (2014): 1242-1247.
- Estrada-Peña, Agustín, et al. "Divergent environmental preferences and areas of sympatry of tick species in the Amblyomma cajennense complex (Ixodidae)." International journal for parasitology 44.14 (2014): 1081-1089.
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| Amblyomma interandinum | |
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