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Haemaphysalis spinigera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Haemaphysalis
Species:	H. spinigera
Binomial name
Haemaphysalis spinigera Neumann, 1897
Synonyms
Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) spinigera Hoogstraal & El Kammah, 1972 Haemaphysalis (Robertsalis) spinigera Santos Dias, 1963

Haemaphysalis spinigera, is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam. It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals of various rodents, insectivores and monkeys. It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus, and Kaisodi virus.

References

1. "Species Details : Haemaphysalis spinigera Neumann, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
2. "Haemaphysalis spinigera". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
3. "Kyasanur Forest Disease: An Epidemiological View in India". Medical Virology. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
4. Bhatt, PN; Kulkarni, KG; Boshell, J; Rajagopalan, PK; Patil, AP; Goverdhan, MK; Pavri, KM (1966). "Kaisodi virus, a new agent isolated from Haemaphysalis spinigera in Mysore State, South India. I. Isolation of strains". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 15 (6): 958–60. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1966.15.958. PMID 5959110.

v t e Acari (ticks and mites)
Acariformes	Oribatida Brachypylina Enarthronota Holosomata Mixonomata Palaeosomata Parhyposomata Sarcoptiformes Endeostigmata Psoroptidia Trombidiformes Prostigmata Sphaerolichida
Parasitiformes	Holothyrida Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae Ixodida (ticks) Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae Mesostigmata Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida Opilioacariformes Opilioacaridae

External links

• The Mid-Gut Epithelium of the Tick Haemaphysalis Spinigera Neumann 1897
• Relation of Haemaphysalis spinigera larval infection rates and host viremia levels of Kyasanur Forest Disease virus.
• Observation on the Saliva and Salivary Gland Extract of Haemaphysalis spinigera and Rhipicephalus sanguineus sanguineus

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