Mystery organism photo of the month – November Hilary Miller Nov 13
2 Comments Leave a comment
-
-
Hilary Miller 256 days ago
Correct! Amblyoma sphenodonti, an ixodid tick specifc to tuatara. Like its host, its quite genetically divergent from its closest relatives. It also has a much more restricted distribution than tuatara – being found in only around 8 (out of 30-odd) tuatara populations.
-
Search this blog
-
Disclaimer
The views expressed on this blog are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the owners of SciBlogs.co.nz, the Science Media Centre or the Royal Society of New Zealand
-
Archive
-
2010
- July
- June
- May
-
April
- Cloning extinct species #1: A how-to guide
- Rare giant gecko turns up (dead) in mainland sanctuary
- Freaky bioluminescent creatures from the deep on TED.com
- Play your genes
- Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease: too good a match for the immune system
- New species of giant lizard “discovered” in the Phillipines
- Songbird genome published
- March
- February
- January
- 2009
-
2010
-
Blogroll











Just a guess – ticks or mites of some kind?
On a reptile (maybe a tuatara)?