title: Distribution and 16S rDNA sequences of Argas monachus (Acari: Argasidae), a soft tick parasite of Myiopsitta monachus (Aves: Psittacidae).
abstract: Specimens of Argas monachus Keirans et al. were collected from Myiopsitta monachus nests in 42 localities in Argentina and Paraguay from 2006 to 2010. A list of localities where this tick has been found is presented. 16S rDNA sequences of specimens of A. monachus from different localities were compared to confirm whether they belong to the same specific taxon. Argas monachus is present in the phytogeographic provinces of Chaco, Espinal, and Monte, but not in the Pampa (all from de Chaco Domain) where the host is well distributed. No differences were found among 16S rDNA sequences of geographically distant specimens.
authors: INTA, EEA Rafaela, CC 22, CP 2300 Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina. mmastropaolo@rafaela.inta.gov.ar
authors: Mariano
authors: M
authors: Mastropaolo
authors: Paola
authors: P
authors: Turienzo
authors: Osvaldo
authors: O
authors: Di Iorio
authors: Santiago
authors: S
authors: Nava
authors: José M
authors: JM
authors: Venzal
authors: Alberto A
authors: AA
authors: Guglielmone
authors: Atilio J
authors: AJ
authors: Mangold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D026862:Argasidae / Q000235:genetics*; D001118:Argentina; D005843:Geography; D010311:Parrots / Q000469:parasitology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S