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Also known as the Puffin tick
Hosts
Sea birds: puffin, manx shearwater, herring gull, guillemot, razorbill, shag
Distribution
France, UK; Wales (Skokholm, Bardsey); England (Lundy, Devon, Cornwall); Ireland (Great Saltee, Skellig Islands)
I. rothschildi is generally found in burrows of sea birds, females are occasionally found on host
Pathogenesis
Razorbill: Uukuniemi serogroup virus
Description
Adult female dorsal features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult female dorsal view (click on pictures for a close up)
Adult female ventral features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult female ventral view (click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male dorsal features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult male dorsal view (click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male ventral features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult male ventral view (click on pictures for a close up)