Biology:Ixodes anatis
Ixodes anatis, also called the kiwi tick, is a species of tick in the arthropod family Ixodidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and mainly parasitizes kiwi (family Apterygidae).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. anatis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ixodes anatis Chilton, 1904
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Taxonomy
Ixodes anatis Chilton (1904), also called the kiwi tick, is a species of tick endemic to New Zealand.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
The species was originally described by Charles Chilton in 1904.[8] It was given the name anatis because the first specimens were collected from a grey duck.[8] The type specimens are housed at Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand (CMNZ).[6][5][4]
Since its original description, the morphology of I. anatis has only been partially described and characterized.[5][8] All stages of the species were recently re-described and illustrated.[5]
Hosts
Ixodes anatis has a high host specificity and mainly parasitizes the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) and the tokoeka (Apteryx australis).[4][5] There are a handful of records that show it may have also been found on certain species of waterfowl.[4][5] It is considered to be an endophilous and nidicolous species, which means it lives within the burrows and nests of its host, the kiwi.[7]
Conservation status
Ixodes anatis is currently listed as "Not Threatened" in "Conservation status of parasitic mites and ticks (Acari) in New Zealand, 2021".[9] Although it was previously considered to be Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable, and although its bird hosts are threatened, a better understanding of its populations has led to an improved conservation status.[9]
References
- ↑ Bansal, Natasha; Castro, Isabel; Acebes, David Izquierdo; Pomroy, William E.; Kerkhoven, Arjane (2019). "Factors affecting abundance of different stages of the endophilic tick Ixodes anatis in brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) shelters" (in en). Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 10 (4): 754–760. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.03.008. PMID 31031164. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X1830311X.
- ↑ Bansal, Natasha; Pomroy, William E.; Heath, Allen C. G.; Castro, Isabel (2021). "Aspects of the development of Ixodes anatis under different environmental conditions in the laboratory and in the field". Parasites & Vectors 14 (1): 85. doi:10.1186/s13071-021-04601-z. ISSN 1756-3305. PMID 33509249.
- ↑ Swift, Rose J.; Heath, Allen C.G.; Jamieson, Sarah E. (2015). "The kiwi tick, Ixodes anatis Chilton, 1904 (Acari: Ixodidae): aspects of its biology and ecology". Systematic and Applied Acarology 30 (1): 1. doi:10.11158/saa.20.1.1. ISSN 1362-1971. http://biotaxa.org/saa/article/view/saa.20.1.1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Cane, Rachel (September 2009). "Profile: Ixodes anatis Chilton 1904". https://www.smsl.co.nz/site/southernmonitoring/files/NZB/Ix%20anatis%20profile.pdf.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Kwak, Mackenzie L.; Heath, Allen C. G. (2018-02-01). "Redescription of the kiwi tick Ixodes anatis (Acari: Ixodidae) from New Zealand, with notes on its biology" (in en). Experimental and Applied Acarology 74 (2): 207–223. doi:10.1007/s10493-018-0214-6. ISSN 1572-9702. PMID 29404832. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-018-0214-6.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Heath, Allen C. G.; Kwak, Mackenzie L. (2019-01-02). "Ensuring the nomenclatural stability of Ixodes anatis Chilton, 1904 with the discovery of lost type material and the designation of a lectotype". New Zealand Entomologist 42 (1): 21–22. doi:10.1080/00779962.2019.1625023. ISSN 0077-9962. https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.2019.1625023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Heath, Allen C. G. (2010). A review of ectoparasites of Apteryx spp. (kiwi) in New Zealand, with new host records, and the biology of Ixodes anatis (Acari: Ixodidae). Tuhinga 21
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Chilton, Charles (1904). "A species of Ixodes parasitic on the grey duck". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 36: 201–202. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1903-36.2.5.1.24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Heath, Allen C. G.; Rolfe, Jeremy Richard; Michel, Pascale (February 2022). "Conservation status of parasitic mites and ticks (Acari) in New Zealand, 2021". New Zealand Threat Classification Series 37: 1–23. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113870826.
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