| Haemaphysalis spinigera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Haemaphysalis |
| Species: | H. spinigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Haemaphysalis spinigera Neumann, 1897
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Haemaphysalis spinigera, is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.[1] It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals of various rodents, insectivores and monkeys.[2] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus,[3] and Kaisodi virus.[4]
- ^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis spinigera Neumann, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Haemaphysalis spinigera". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Kyasanur Forest Disease: An Epidemiological View in India". Medical Virology. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Bhatt, PN; Kulkarni, KG; Boshell, J; Rajagopalan, PK; Patil, AP; Goverdhan, MK; Pavri, KM (1966). "Kaisodi virus, a new agent isolated from Haemaphysalis spinigera in Mysore State, South India. I. Isolation of strains". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 15 (6): 958–60. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1966.15.958. PMID 5959110.