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Amblyomma darwini Hirst & Hirst, 1910

ectoparasite on Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Marine Iguana)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Ixodida

Superfamily
Ixodoidea

Family
Ixodidae

Genus
Amblyomma

Species
darwini

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

Schatz, H. (1991) Catalogue of known species of Acari from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador, Pacific Ocean). International Journal of Acarology 17(3): 213-225.
Wikelski, M. (1999) Influences of parasites and thermoregulation on grouping tendencies in marine iguanas. Behavioral Ecology 10(1): 22-29.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Amblyomma darwini", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5512. Accessed 18 August 2026.