Recognition of the tick genus Anocentor Schulze, 1937 (Acari: Ixodidae) by numerical taxonomy.
We report on an evaluation of the systematic position of the tick Anocentor nitens (Neumann), examining particularly whether Anocentor should be regarded as a subgenus of Dermacentor or as a separate genus. Twelve species of Ixodidae were analyzed phenetically by using 24 characters of adult ticks. A phenogram indicated 3 clusters, with Anocentor more closely related to Rhipicephalus than to Dermacentor. The results of this study endorse the validity of the monotypic genus Anocentor.
Borges
L M
LM
Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.
Labruna
M B
MB
Linardi
P M
PM
Ribeiro
M F
MF
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D013987:Ticks / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*