Dermacentor reticulatus
{{Short description|Species of tick}}
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| image = Dermacentor reticulatus M 070825.jpg
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| genus = Dermacentor
| species = reticulatus
| authority = Fabricius, 1794
| synonyms =
{{Species list
|Acarus reticulatus | Fabricius, 1794
| Dermacentor pictus | Hermann, 1804
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Dermacentor reticulatus, also known as the ornate cow tick, ornate dog tick, meadow tick, and marsh tick,{{cite journal|last1=Földvári|first1=G|last2=Široký|first2=P|last3=Szekeres|first3=S|last4=Majoros|first4=G|last5=Sprong|first5=H|title=Dermacentor reticulatus: a vector on the rise|journal=Parasites & Vectors|date=1 June 2016|volume=9|issue=1|pages=314|doi=10.1186/s13071-016-1599-x|pmid=27251148|pmc=4888597|doi-access=free}} is a species of tick from the family Ixodidae. It is the type species for the genus Dermacentor.{{cite journal|last1=Guglielmone|first1=AA|last2=Robbins|first2=RG|last3=Apanaskevich|first3=DA|last4=Petney|first4=TN|last5=Estrada-Peña|first5=A|last6=Horak|first6=IG|last7=Shao|first7=R|last8=Barker|first8=SC|title=The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of valid species names|journal=Zootaxa|date=6 July 2010|volume=2528|pages=1–28|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02528p028f.pdf|issn=1175-5326|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.2528.1.1}}
Dermacentor reticulatus is an ornate tick.{{cite book|last1=Wall|first1=RL|last2=Shearer|first2=D|title=Veterinary ectoparasites: biology, pathology & control|date=2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=Chichester|isbn=9780470680223|page=73|edition=2nd|chapter=Dermacentor reticulatus}} The female varies in size from 3.8–4.2 mm (unfed) to 10 mm when engorged after feeding.{{cite book|editor1-last=Taylor|editor1-first=MA|editor2-last=Coop|editor2-first=RL|editor3-last=Wall|editor3-first=RL|title=Veterinary parasitology|date=2015|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781119073697|page=247|edition=4|chapter=Dermacentor reticulatus (ornate dog tick, marsh tick, meadow tick)}} The unfed male is 4.2–4.8 mm long. D. reticulatus is found in Europe and Western Asia,{{cite journal|last1=Karbowiak|first1=G|last2=Biernat|first2=B|last3=Szewczyk|first3=T|last4=Sytykiewicz|first4=H|title=The role of particular tick developmental stages in the circulation of tick-borne pathogens affecting humans in Central Europe. 1. The general pattern|journal=Annals of Parasitology|date=2015|volume=61|issue=4|pages=221–8|doi=10.17420/ap6104.11|pmid=26878618}}{{open access}} generally in wooded areas.
Lifecycle
Dermacentor reticulatus has a three-host development cycle.{{cite journal|last1=Nowak-Chmura|first1=M|last2=Siuda|first2=K|title=Ticks of Poland. Review of contemporary issues and latest research|journal=Annals of Parasitology|date=2012|volume=58|issue=3|pages=125–55|pmid=23444797}}{{open access}} The adult female remains on a host for 9–15 days,{{cite book|last1=Arthur|first1=DR|title=Ticks a monograph of the Ixodoidea: Part V: On the genera Dermacentor, Anocentor, Cosmiomma, Boophilus & Margaropus|date=1960|publisher=Cambridge University Press|pages=106–114|chapter=Dermacentor reticulatus Fabricius 1794}} and can lay 3000–4500 eggs, although the total number of eggs depends on the size of the female. The larva hatches from the egg in 14–21 days.{{cite book|editor1-last=Mehlhorn|editor1-first=H|title=Encyclopedia of parasitology|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediapara00mehl|url-access=limited|date=2008|publisher=Springer|location=Berlin|isbn=9783540489948|pages=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediapara00mehl/page/n342 324]–325|edition=3rd|chapter=Dermacentor reticulatus}}
Disease transmission
Dermacentor reticulatus is a vector of various disease organisms, including Babesia canis, Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetti, Theileria equi, and several Rickettsia species,{{cite journal|last1=Lüssenhop|first1=J|last2=Bäumer|first2=W|last3=Kietzmann|first3=M|last4=Schnieder|first4=T|last5=Wolken|first5=S|title=Dynamics of distribution and efficacy of different spot-on permethrin formulations in dogs artificially infested with Dermacentor reticulatus|journal=Parasites & Vectors|date=30 March 2011|volume=4|pages=45|doi=10.1186/1756-3305-4-45|pmid=21447196|pmc=3073924|doi-access=free}} such as Rickettsia slovaca.{{cite journal|last1=Karbowiak|first1=G|last2=Biernat|first2=B|last3=Stańczak|first3=J|last4=Szewczyk|first4=T|last5=Werszko|first5=J|title=The role of particular tick developmental stages in the circulation of tick-borne pathogens affecting humans in Central Europe. 3. Rickettsiae|journal=Annals of Parasitology|date=2016|volume=62|issue=2|pages=89–100|pmid=27614472|doi=10.17420/ap6202.38}}{{open access}}
See also
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Category:Parasitic arthropods of mammals
Category:Animals described in 1794
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