Amblyomma tonelliae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Ixodidae |
Genus: | Amblyomma |
Species: | A. tonelliae
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Binomial name | |
Amblyomma tonelliae Nava et al., 2014
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Amblyomma tonelliae is a species of tick of the genus Amblyomma. The species is associated with dry areas of the Chaco region, spanning central-northern Argentina to Bolivia and Paraguay.[1] Rickettsia species can habitate A. tonelliae endosymbiotically.
It is named after Maria Tonelli-Rondelli.[1]