Tick species (Ixodia) identified in Iceland

Eight species of ticks of the family Ixodidae have been identified in Iceland; Ixodes uriae, I. caledonicus, I. ricinus, I. hexagonus, I. cf scapularis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor variabilis and Hyalomma aegyptium. Ticks of the family Argasidae have not been found. I. uriae is indigenous...

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Main Authors: Sigurður H. Richter 1943-, Matthías Eydal 1952-, Karl Skírnisson 1953-, Erling Ólafsson 1949-
Other Authors: Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19622
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spelling ftskemman:oai:skemman.is:1946/19622 2023-05-15T16:47:04+02:00 Tick species (Ixodia) identified in Iceland Sigurður H. Richter 1943- Matthías Eydal 1952- Karl Skírnisson 1953- Erling Ólafsson 1949- Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands 2013 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19622 en eng http://www.ias.is/landbunadur/wgsamvef.nsf/Attachment/Richter%20et%20al%202013/$file/Richter%20et%20al%202013.pdf Icelandic agricultural sciences 26(2013), 3-10 1670-567X http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19622 Skógarmítill Sníklar Article 2013 ftskemman 2022-12-11T06:57:50Z Eight species of ticks of the family Ixodidae have been identified in Iceland; Ixodes uriae, I. caledonicus, I. ricinus, I. hexagonus, I. cf scapularis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor variabilis and Hyalomma aegyptium. Ticks of the family Argasidae have not been found. I. uriae is indigenous and common in seabird colonies in Iceland. I. caledonicus has been found on stationary birds and therefore also considered to be indigenous. I. ricinus has been found all over the country on humans, other mammals and birds and is carried by migratory birds to the country in the spring but it is uncertain if it is indigenous. I. hexagonus has been reported once. The remaining four species were all found under circumstances that suggest incidental findings. Átta tegundir stórmítla (ticks) hafa verið greindar á Íslandi; Ixodes uriae (lundamítillinn, lundalúsin), I. caledonicus (norræni fuglamítillinn), I. ricinus (skógarmítillinn), I. cf scapularis (dádýramítillinn), Ixodes hexagonus (broddgaltamítillinn), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brúni hundamítillinn), Dermacentor variabilis (ameríski hundamítillinn) og Hyalomma aegyptium (skjaldbökumítillinn). I. uriae er landlægur og algengur í sjófuglabyggðum á Íslandi. I. caledonicus hefur fundist á staðfuglum og því einnig talinn landlægur. I. ricinus hefur fundist víða um land á mönnum, öðrum spendýrum og fuglum og berst með farfuglum til landsins en óvíst er hvort hann er landlægur. Greint hefur verið frá I. hexagonus einu sinni. Hinar fjórar tegundirnar hafa fundist við aðstæður sem benda til þess að þar hafi slæðingar verið á ferðinni. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Skemman (Iceland)
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Sníklar
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Sigurður H. Richter 1943-
Matthías Eydal 1952-
Karl Skírnisson 1953-
Erling Ólafsson 1949-
Tick species (Ixodia) identified in Iceland
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description Eight species of ticks of the family Ixodidae have been identified in Iceland; Ixodes uriae, I. caledonicus, I. ricinus, I. hexagonus, I. cf scapularis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor variabilis and Hyalomma aegyptium. Ticks of the family Argasidae have not been found. I. uriae is indigenous and common in seabird colonies in Iceland. I. caledonicus has been found on stationary birds and therefore also considered to be indigenous. I. ricinus has been found all over the country on humans, other mammals and birds and is carried by migratory birds to the country in the spring but it is uncertain if it is indigenous. I. hexagonus has been reported once. The remaining four species were all found under circumstances that suggest incidental findings. Átta tegundir stórmítla (ticks) hafa verið greindar á Íslandi; Ixodes uriae (lundamítillinn, lundalúsin), I. caledonicus (norræni fuglamítillinn), I. ricinus (skógarmítillinn), I. cf scapularis (dádýramítillinn), Ixodes hexagonus (broddgaltamítillinn), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brúni hundamítillinn), Dermacentor variabilis (ameríski hundamítillinn) og Hyalomma aegyptium (skjaldbökumítillinn). I. uriae er landlægur og algengur í sjófuglabyggðum á Íslandi. I. caledonicus hefur fundist á staðfuglum og því einnig talinn landlægur. I. ricinus hefur fundist víða um land á mönnum, öðrum spendýrum og fuglum og berst með farfuglum til landsins en óvíst er hvort hann er landlægur. Greint hefur verið frá I. hexagonus einu sinni. Hinar fjórar tegundirnar hafa fundist við aðstæður sem benda til þess að þar hafi slæðingar verið á ferðinni.
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author Sigurður H. Richter 1943-
Matthías Eydal 1952-
Karl Skírnisson 1953-
Erling Ólafsson 1949-
author_facet Sigurður H. Richter 1943-
Matthías Eydal 1952-
Karl Skírnisson 1953-
Erling Ólafsson 1949-
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title Tick species (Ixodia) identified in Iceland
title_short Tick species (Ixodia) identified in Iceland
title_full Tick species (Ixodia) identified in Iceland
title_fullStr Tick species (Ixodia) identified in Iceland
title_full_unstemmed Tick species (Ixodia) identified in Iceland
title_sort tick species (ixodia) identified in iceland
publishDate 2013
url http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19622
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Icelandic agricultural sciences 26(2013), 3-10
1670-567X
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19622
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