Boophilus

TaxID: 6940

Basic Information

Boophilus

Cattle Tick

Rhipicephalus is a genus of hard ticks in the family Ixodidae, consisting of about 90 species. While many species are native to tropical Africa, the genus is cosmopolitan, being found across the world. Several species are vectors of significant human and animal pathogens.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Arachnida

Ixodida

Ixodidae

Rhipicephalus

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Mariana Amado Costa@BY-NC
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(c) Mariana Amado Costa@BY-NC
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(c) Jorge J. Rodríguez Rojas@BY-NC
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(c) Mariana Amado Costa@BY-NC
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(c) Jorge J. Rodríguez Rojas@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Unknown/Other

No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature