Nuttalliellidae in Burmese amber: implications for tick evolution

Nuttalliellidae in Burmese amber: implications for tick evolution

Ticks are composed of 3 extant families (Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae) and 2 extinct families (Deinocrotonidae and Khimairidae). The Nuttalliellidae possess one extant species (Nuttalliella namaqua) limited to the Afrotropic region. A basal relationship to the hard and soft tick families...

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Main Authors: Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Stephan Handschuh, Jason A. Dunlop, Ronel Pienaar, Ben J. Mans, Ala Tabor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-08-01
Series:Parasitology
Subjects:
cretaceous
Deinocroton
fossil
Legionaris
Myanmar
Nuttalliella
Nuttalliellidae
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182024000477/type/journal_article
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