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Collection and morphology of N. namaqua.
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Collection and morphology of N. namaqua.

A) The crevice from which specimens were collected.
B) A specimen concealed on a rock obtained from within the crevice.
C) A dorsal view of an unfed female that shows the pseudo-scutum and ventral mouthparts.
D) The same tick shown as an engorged female still attached to a lizard.
E) Size range and general morphology of the collected live specimens. The black arrow indicates the tick selected for dissection from which lizard DNA was extracted.
F) A dissected female with midgut that indicates it's recently fed status.
G) A Giemsa stained smear obtained from the gut contents of the dissected female.
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Source Mans BJ, de Klerk D, Pienaar R, Latif AA (2011) Nuttalliella namaqua: A Living Fossil and Closest Relative to the Ancestral Tick Lineage: Implications for the Evolution of Blood-Feeding in Ticks. PLoS ONE 6(8): e23675. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023675
Author Ben J. Mans1,2*, Daniel de Klerk1, Ronel Pienaar1, Abdalla A. Latif1,2
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