Bothriocroton
Sign in to saveBothriocroton is a genus of hard ticks. There are seven extant member species, native to Australia and New Guinea. Bothriocroton species typically parasitise monotremes, marsupials, and reptiles.
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- Evolutionary history & geographic distribution
- Ecology
- Vector studies
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Etymology
- References
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== Evolutionary history & geographic distribution == Like other Ixodid ticks, Bothriocroton likely emerged in Gondwana, although a more precise point of origin has not been identified. The Prostriata (modern Ixodes) likely diverged from the Metastriata 234 ± 18 Ma. Basal metastriate lineages, including the Bothriocrotoninae are thought to have originated around 180 ± 15 Ma.
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