Antricola guglielmonei
| Antricola guglielmonei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Genus: | Antricola |
| Species: | A. guglielmonei
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| Binomial name | |
| Antricola guglielmonei (Estrada-Pena, Barros-Battesti & Venzal, 2004)
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Antricola guglielmonei is a species of soft shell tick in the family Argasidae. Like Nothoaspis, another genus in the same family, Antricola species infest cave-dwelling bats. A. guglielmonei is similar to Antricola delacruzi of the same genus and have been found together on bat guano.[1]
The guano also appears to be a major food source for A. guglielmonei, although the exact component of the guano that is consumed remains unclear. It is indigenous to the Brazilian rain forest.[2]
References
- ^ Estrada-Pea A, Manuel Venzal J, Barros-Battesti DM, Castilho Onofrio V, Trajano E, Lima Firmino JV. 2004. Three new species of Antricola (Acari: Argasidae) from Brazil, with a key to the known species in the genus. J Parasitol, 90: 490-498.
- ^ Labruna MB, Nava S, Terassini FA, Onofrio VC, Barros-Battesti DM, Camargo LM, Venzal JM J Parasitol. 2011 Apr; 97(2):207-17.