Amblyomma helvolum

Koch, 1844 · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Amblyomma

At a glance

Occurrence records186

Data sources7

Biological traits0

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Amblyomma helvolum's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility186 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF186 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 22

01Narrative

Amblyomma helvolum (лат.) — вид клещей рода Amblyomma из семейства Ixodidae. Азия: Шри-Ланка, Таиланд, Вьетнам, Лаос, Малайзия, Индонезия, Филиппины, Никобарские острова, Тайвань и Хайнань. Основные хозяева пресмыкающиеся, главным образом, вараны и змеи. Вид был впервые описан в 1844 году немецким энтомологом и арахнологом Карлом Людвигом Кохом.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Amblyomma helvolum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

BINs1

Marker genes1

Countries2

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Amblyomma helvolum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 22 n = 11

Chromosome records22–222n range22median22mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 222×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database · TreeOfSex · invert

GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database — ↗

TreeOfSex · invert — Norton, R. A., J. B. Kethley, D. E. Johnston, and B. M. O'Connor. 1993. Phylogenetic perspectives on genetic systems and reproductive modes of mites. Pp. 8-99 in D. L. Wrensch and M. A. Ebbert, Evolution and diversity of sex ratio in insects and mites, Springer. ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type186 records

Wild obs. + sensor16

Museum / vouchered169

Other1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO332 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 4≤1 km 6

10 georeferenced · 6 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor16

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 169 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence169

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Institution	Specimens
Ohio State University Acarology Laboratory, Columbus, OH (OSAL)location not on record	167
Harold Winfred Manter Laboratory of Parasitologylocation not on record	2

2 institutions · 169 of 169 vouchered records shown

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