A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile

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Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian; Venzal, José Manuel; González-Acuña, Daniel; Nava, Santiago; Lopes, Marcos G.; Martins, Thiago F.; Figueroa, Cecilia; Fernández, Nicolás; Labruna, Marcelo B.
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2016
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Ornithodoros atacamensis n. sp. is described from larvae collected on the lizard Liolaemus bisignatus and from free-living adults collected in desert areas from the Pan de Azúcar and Llanos de Challe National Parks, in Northern Chile. Additionally, unengorged larvae were obtained from fertilized females, which laid eggs in the laboratory. Morphological and mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequence analyses were performed in order to compare this new soft tick species with other congeneric Neotropical representatives. Larvae of O. atacamensis are morphologically closely related to Ornithodoros talaje sensu stricto, Ornithodoros puertoricensis, Ornithodoros rioplatensis, Ornithodoros guaporensis and Ornithodoros hasei, all belonging to the O. talaje species group. The larval diagnostic characters for this species are a combination of a large pyriform dorsal plate with a length of approximately 300 μm, 17 pairs of dorsal setae with five central pairs, hypostome with apex pointed and dental formula 2/2 in most rows, 3/3 apically, and capsule of the Haller’s organ oval in shape without reticulations. Phylogenetic analyses inferred from the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene and a Principal Component Analysis based on morphometric characters provide additional support to the description of O. atacamensis as an independent lineage within the genus clustering within the O. talaje species group.
Fil: Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil
Fil: Venzal, José Manuel. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Vectores y Enfermedades Transmitidas; Uruguay
Fil: González-Acuña, Daniel. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; Chile
Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lopes, Marcos G. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil
Fil: Martins, Thiago F. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil
Fil: Figueroa, Cecilia. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; Chile
Fil: Fernández, Nicolás. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; Chile
Fil: Labruna, Marcelo B. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil
Fuente
Ticks and tick-borne diseases 7 (5) : 901-910. (2016)
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Metastigmata
Ornithodoros
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Identification
Garrapatas
Región Desértica, Chile
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spelling A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern ChileMuñoz-Leal, SebastianVenzal, José ManuelGonzález-Acuña, DanielNava, SantiagoLopes, Marcos G.Martins, Thiago F.Figueroa, CeciliaFernández, NicolásLabruna, Marcelo B.MetastigmataOrnithodorosIdentificaciónIdentificationGarrapatasRegión Desértica, ChileOrnithodoros atacamensis n. sp. is described from larvae collected on the lizard Liolaemus bisignatus and from free-living adults collected in desert areas from the Pan de Azúcar and Llanos de Challe National Parks, in Northern Chile. Additionally, unengorged larvae were obtained from fertilized females, which laid eggs in the laboratory. Morphological and mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequence analyses were performed in order to compare this new soft tick species with other congeneric Neotropical representatives. Larvae of O. atacamensis are morphologically closely related to Ornithodoros talaje sensu stricto, Ornithodoros puertoricensis, Ornithodoros rioplatensis, Ornithodoros guaporensis and Ornithodoros hasei, all belonging to the O. talaje species group. The larval diagnostic characters for this species are a combination of a large pyriform dorsal plate with a length of approximately 300 μm, 17 pairs of dorsal setae with five central pairs, hypostome with apex pointed and dental formula 2/2 in most rows, 3/3 apically, and capsule of the Haller’s organ oval in shape without reticulations. Phylogenetic analyses inferred from the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene and a Principal Component Analysis based on morphometric characters provide additional support to the description of O. atacamensis as an independent lineage within the genus clustering within the O. talaje species group.Fil: Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; BrasilFil: Venzal, José Manuel. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Vectores y Enfermedades Transmitidas; UruguayFil: González-Acuña, Daniel. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; ChileFil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Lopes, Marcos G. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; BrasilFil: Martins, Thiago F. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; BrasilFil: Figueroa, Cecilia. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; ChileFil: Fernández, Nicolás. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; ChileFil: Labruna, Marcelo B. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil2017-08-07T17:31:26Z2017-08-07T17:31:26Z2016-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/914http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X16300644?via%3Dihub1877-959Xhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.04.008Ticks and tick-borne diseases 7 (5) : 901-910. (2016)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología AgropecuariaengChile (nation)info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess2025-09-29T13:44:08Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/914instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:44:08.655INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile
title A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile
spellingShingle A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile
Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
Metastigmata
Ornithodoros
Identificación
Identification
Garrapatas
Región Desértica, Chile
title_short A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile
title_full A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile
title_fullStr A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile
title_sort A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) from desert areas of northern Chile
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
Venzal, José Manuel
González-Acuña, Daniel
Nava, Santiago
Lopes, Marcos G.
Martins, Thiago F.
Figueroa, Cecilia
Fernández, Nicolás
Labruna, Marcelo B.
author Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
author_facet Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
Venzal, José Manuel
González-Acuña, Daniel
Nava, Santiago
Lopes, Marcos G.
Martins, Thiago F.
Figueroa, Cecilia
Fernández, Nicolás
Labruna, Marcelo B.
author_role author
author2 Venzal, José Manuel
González-Acuña, Daniel
Nava, Santiago
Lopes, Marcos G.
Martins, Thiago F.
Figueroa, Cecilia
Fernández, Nicolás
Labruna, Marcelo B.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Metastigmata
Ornithodoros
Identificación
Identification
Garrapatas
Región Desértica, Chile
topic Metastigmata
Ornithodoros
Identificación
Identification
Garrapatas
Región Desértica, Chile
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Ornithodoros atacamensis n. sp. is described from larvae collected on the lizard Liolaemus bisignatus and from free-living adults collected in desert areas from the Pan de Azúcar and Llanos de Challe National Parks, in Northern Chile. Additionally, unengorged larvae were obtained from fertilized females, which laid eggs in the laboratory. Morphological and mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequence analyses were performed in order to compare this new soft tick species with other congeneric Neotropical representatives. Larvae of O. atacamensis are morphologically closely related to Ornithodoros talaje sensu stricto, Ornithodoros puertoricensis, Ornithodoros rioplatensis, Ornithodoros guaporensis and Ornithodoros hasei, all belonging to the O. talaje species group. The larval diagnostic characters for this species are a combination of a large pyriform dorsal plate with a length of approximately 300 μm, 17 pairs of dorsal setae with five central pairs, hypostome with apex pointed and dental formula 2/2 in most rows, 3/3 apically, and capsule of the Haller’s organ oval in shape without reticulations. Phylogenetic analyses inferred from the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene and a Principal Component Analysis based on morphometric characters provide additional support to the description of O. atacamensis as an independent lineage within the genus clustering within the O. talaje species group.
Fil: Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil
Fil: Venzal, José Manuel. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Veterinaria. Laboratorio de Vectores y Enfermedades Transmitidas; Uruguay
Fil: González-Acuña, Daniel. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; Chile
Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lopes, Marcos G. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil
Fil: Martins, Thiago F. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil
Fil: Figueroa, Cecilia. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; Chile
Fil: Fernández, Nicolás. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; Chile
Fil: Labruna, Marcelo B. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil
description Ornithodoros atacamensis n. sp. is described from larvae collected on the lizard Liolaemus bisignatus and from free-living adults collected in desert areas from the Pan de Azúcar and Llanos de Challe National Parks, in Northern Chile. Additionally, unengorged larvae were obtained from fertilized females, which laid eggs in the laboratory. Morphological and mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequence analyses were performed in order to compare this new soft tick species with other congeneric Neotropical representatives. Larvae of O. atacamensis are morphologically closely related to Ornithodoros talaje sensu stricto, Ornithodoros puertoricensis, Ornithodoros rioplatensis, Ornithodoros guaporensis and Ornithodoros hasei, all belonging to the O. talaje species group. The larval diagnostic characters for this species are a combination of a large pyriform dorsal plate with a length of approximately 300 μm, 17 pairs of dorsal setae with five central pairs, hypostome with apex pointed and dental formula 2/2 in most rows, 3/3 apically, and capsule of the Haller’s organ oval in shape without reticulations. Phylogenetic analyses inferred from the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene and a Principal Component Analysis based on morphometric characters provide additional support to the description of O. atacamensis as an independent lineage within the genus clustering within the O. talaje species group.
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