Antricola guglielmonei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Argasidae |
Genus: | Antricola |
Species: | A. guglielmonei
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Binomial name | |
Antricola guglielmonei (Estrada-Pena, Barros-Battesti & Venzal, 2004)
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Antricola guglielmonei is a species of soft shell tick in the family Argasidae. Like Nothoaspis, another genus in the same family, Antricola species infest cave-dwelling bats. A. guglielmonei is similar to Antricola delacruzi of the same genus and have been found together on bat guano.[1]
The guano also appears to be a major food source for A. guglielmonei, although the exact component of the guano that is consumed remains unclear. It is indigenous to the Brazilian rain forest.[2]