| Rhipicephalus appendiculatus | |
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| Female (left) and male (right) | |
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| R. appendiculatus in the ear of a calf | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Rhipicephalus |
| Species: | R. appendiculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann, 1901 | |
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, the brown ear tick, is a hard tick found in Africa where it spreads the parasite Theileria parva, the cause of East Coast fever in cattle. The tick has a three-host life-cycle, spending around 10% of its life feeding on animals. The most common host species include buffalo, cattle, and large antelope, but R. appendiculatus is also found on other animals, such as hares, dogs, and warthogs.
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is found in the center, east and south-east of Africa, in areas with at least 24 in (610 mm) of rainfall each year.
R. appendiculatus is 1.8 to 4.4 mm (0.071 to 0.173 in) long, and is a dark reddish-brown or brown color.
The sex pheromone used by female ticks to attract males for mating consists of two chemicals; phenol and p-cresol.
References
- ^ Taylor, M.A.; Coop, R.L.; Wall, R.L. (2016). "Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (brown ear tick)". Veterinary Parasitology (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 249. ISBN 9780470671627.
- ^ "Rhipicephalus appendiculatus" (PDF). The Center for Food Security & Public Health, Iowa State University. September 2009. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Protecting Africa's cattle with a live vaccine: An East Coast fever impact narrative". ILRI Research Brief. No. 24. International Livestock Research Institute. September 2014. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Walker, Jane B.; Keirans, James E.; Horak, Ivan G. (2005). "Chapter 7. Accounts of individual species occurring in the Afrotropical region. Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann 1901". The Genus Rhipicephalus (Acari, Ixodidae): A Guide to the Brown Ticks of the World. Cambridge University Press. pp. 59–71. ISBN 9781316583746.
- Wood, William F.; Leahy, Mary G..; Galun, R.; Prestwich, G. D.; Meinwald, J.; Purnell, R. E.; Payne, J. (1975). "Phenols as Sex Pheromones of Ixodid Ticks: A General Phenomen?". J. Chemical Ecology. 1: 501–509. doi:10.1007/BF00988590.
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| Rhipicephalus appendiculatus | |