Rhipicephalus gertrudae
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title:
Rhipicephalus gertrudae
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Rhipicephalus gertrudae is a species of tick in the family Ixodidae. The specific epithet honors South African parasitologist Dr. Gertrud Theiler. The species was first circumscribed by Dr. Brouria Feldman-Muhsam. Rhipicephalus gertrudae is moderate-sized, about 4 mm in length, heavily punctate, and reddish-brown in color. Adults are generalist hematophagous parasites, feeding primarily on domestic and wild herbivores such as cattle and sheep; the immatures are specialist hematophagous parasites
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Species of tick
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhipicephalus_gertrudae
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2023-09-05T08:30:18Z
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