32745 20210121114525.0 doi 10.1186/s13071-015-0665-0 sideral 91525 ART-2015-91525 eng Hornok, S. Contributions to the morphology and phylogeny of the newly discovered bat tick species, Ixodes ariadnae in comparison with I. vespertilionis and I. simplex 2015 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background: Recently a new hard tick species, Ixodes ariadnae has been discovered, adding to the two known ixodid tick species (I. vespertilionis and I. simplex) of bats in Europe. Findings: Scanning electron microscopic comparison of adult females of these species shows morphological differences concerning the palps, the scutum, the Haller’s organ, the coxae, as well as the arrangement and fine structure of setae. Molecular analysis of 10 geographically different isolates revealed 90-95% sequence homology in the 12S and 16S rDNA genes of bat tick species. Based on 12S rDNA sequences, genotypes of I. ariadnae clustered closest to I. simplex, whereas according to their 16S rDNA gene they were closest to I. vespertilionis. The subolesin gene of I. ariadnae had only 91% sequence homology with that of I. ricinus, and is the longest known among hard tick species. Conclusions: The present study illustrates the morphology and clarifies the phylogenetic relationships of the three known bat tick species that occur in Europe. According to its subolesin gene I. ariadnae may have a long evolutionary history. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 3.234 2015 PARASITOLOGY 8 / 36 = 0.222 2015 Q1 T1 1.72 2015 Parasitology 2015 Q1 Infectious Diseases 2015 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Kontschan, J. (orcid)0000-0001-7483-046X Estrada-Peña, A. Universidad de Zaragoza Fernández de Mera, I.G. Tomanovic, S. Fuente, José de la 1009 773 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Sanidad Animal 8, 47 (2015), [7 pp] Parasites & Vectors Parasites and Vectors 1756-3305 1769575 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/32745/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 92832 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/32745/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:32745 articulos driver 2021-01-21-11:06:17 ARTICLE