Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

This species was reported in 2017 by Gioia et al. (2017) as "A. platys-like" in cattle. However, in 2025 was reported as A. platys by Culda et al. (2025).

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 2025

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Parasites/pathogens on animals

Introduced status: Naturalized

Distribution: Santa Cruz, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Floreana

• Culda, C. A., Panait, L.C., Cazan, C.D., Sprong, H., Vinueza, R.L., Páez-Rosas, D., Leon, R. and Mihalca, A.D., (2025) First Report of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Galapagos: High Prevalence in Dogs and Circumstantial Evidence for the Role of Rhipicephalus linnaei as Vector. Ransboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2025(1), 5542334.
• Gioia, G. V., Vinueza, R. L., Marsot, M., Devillers, E., Cruz, M., Petit, E., Boulouis, H. J., Moutailler, S., Monroy, F., Coello, M. A., Gondard, M., Bournez, L., Haddad, N., & Zanella, G. (2017) Bovine anaplasmosis and tick-borne pathogens in cattle of the Galapagos Islands. Transboundary and emerging diseases, 65(5), 1262-1271.