A microfilaria of exceptional size from the ixodid tick, Ixodes dammini, from Shelter Island, New York

Thirty or more microfilariae 0.70-1.32 mm in length were recovered from the hemocele of an unengorged adult tick, Ixodes dammini, that was collected from vegetation on Shelter Island, New York. Among approximately 500 I. dammini collected from the same area only 1 other was similarly infected. Outst...

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Published inThe Journal of parasitology Vol. 70; no. 6; p. 963
Main Authors Beaver, P.C, Burgdorfer, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1984
Subjects
Animals
Filarioidea - anatomy & histology
IXODES
MICROFILARIAE
Microfilariae - anatomy & histology
Microfilariae - ultrastructure
MORPHOLOGY
Nervous System - anatomy & histology
NEW YORK
NUEVA YORK
Tail - anatomy & histology
Ticks - parasitology
VECTEUR
VECTORES
VECTORS
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Summary:Thirty or more microfilariae 0.70-1.32 mm in length were recovered from the hemocele of an unengorged adult tick, Ixodes dammini, that was collected from vegetation on Shelter Island, New York. Among approximately 500 I. dammini collected from the same area only 1 other was similarly infected. Outstanding features, in addition to size, were absence of a cephalic space and the presence of nuclei in 2 or 3 irregular rows extending to the end of a bluntly rounded tail. The microfilariae apparently were ingested in a blood meal that was taken when the ticks were larvae or nymphs, and had persisted alive without development.
Bibliography:L72
8618424
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.2307/3281647