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What are the characteristics of those organisms in the phylum ARTHROPODA

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  • chitonous exoskeletons
  • Internal musculature
  • separate sexes
  • moults between stages
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What are the classes under ARTHROPODA?

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  1. Insecta (Diptera-flies, phthiraptera =lice, siphonoptera-fleas/other-cimex)
  2. Arachnida (A-,pro-, meso-stigmata (mites)/ metastigmata (ticks)
  3. other (crustacean/pentastomida)
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What make up the class INSECTA?

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flies (Diptera), lice (Phthiraptera), fleas (Siphonoptera) and other (bed bugs Cimex)

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What is the anatomy of those that make up INSECTA?

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  • Head, Thorax (3 segments) and abdomen (8-10 segments)
  • 3 pairs of legs
  • 1 pair of antennae
  • only arthropods to possess wings
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How many legs do those organisms classified as INSECTA have?

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6 always!

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The order Phthiraptera refers to what?

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lice (singular louse)
‘aptera’ means no wings
- dorsoventraly flat

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What are the 2 suborders in the order Phthiraptera?

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Arthropoda -> Insecta -> Phthiraptera

  1. Anoplura (sucking lice) = mouth parts penetrate skin feeding via sucking body liquids -> Topical insecticides less likely to work
  2. Mallophagia (Biting lice) = mouth parts are not penetrating skin. feeding on keratin and superficial layer of skin -> topical insecticides work
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What are some characteristics of the sucking louse?

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  • Narrow/relatively elongated head (head evolved to pierce through skin and feeding on fluids)
  • horse, pig, cattle, sheep, dog
  • often specific to a site on a host
  • v host specific
  • cosmopolitan, increase in winter
  • highly pathogenic
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What are some characteristics of biting lice?

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  • “chewing lice” or “body lice”
  • Broad and rounded head as wide (or wider) as the thorax
  • Areas of fine hair
  • smaller (<3mm)
  • Pale in colour
  • Keratin feeders
  • Cosmopolitan
  • dog, cat, sheep, cattle, horse, poultry
  • generally less/non pathogenic but cause kyperkeratosis
  • Bovicola ovis is in sheep fleece and affects wool growth and is of significant economic impact
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Bovicola Ovis is what type of parasite?

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Biting louse

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What is the order SIPHONAPTERA commonly known as?

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fleas

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Characteristics of the order Siphonaptera:

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  • wingless (‘-aptera’)
  • Feed by inserting their mouthpart directly into capillary and then “siphon” out blood
  • laterally compressed
  • 3rd pair of legs adapted for jumping
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What flea is a major cause of skin problems in dogs & cats?

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Ctenocephalides felis (Cat flea)

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What is the most resilient stage of the flea life cycle?

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  • Pupa
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Outline the lifecycle of a flea?

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  • female needs blood to lay eggs
  • Eggs drop into the envt
  • Maggot-like larva feeds on detritus (inc. flea faeces)
  • Pupa = highly resilient stage
  • Only 5% of fleas are on the host, 95% is in the environment (eggs, larvae, pupae)
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What is the common name of those organisms that fall into the order Diptera?

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Flies, midges, mosquitoes

  • means “2 wings”
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Musca; Stomoxys, Haematobia

are what?

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  • small grey to black flies, 5-10mm
  • flies with sucking mouth parts = ‘Musca’
  • Flies with biting mouth parts = ‘Stomoxys, Haematobia’
  • Musca cause ‘fly worry’ when feeding around eyes; mechanical vector of bacteria
  • e.g. Stomoxys calcitrans = stable fly
    Haematobia exigura = Buffalo fly
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What are the genus’ of blow flies (the family calliphoridae)(order Diptera)

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  1. Lucilia
  2. Calliphora
  3. Chrysomya
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What is the major fly genus causing flystrike in sheep?

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Lucilia cuprina

- coppery green thorax and abdomen

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Which fly is not an ectoparasite?

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bot flies (oestridae)

  1. Gasterophilus (horse bot)
  2. Oestrus (sheep bot)
  3. Hypoderma (cattle bot)
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What are some characteristics of the Oestridae family of flies?

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  • bot flies
  • called so because their 3rd larval stage looks like a bot
  • adult flies are hairy and large (bee-like); they are harmless and cannot feed (no mouth parts)
  • Larval stages = PARASITIC
  • Not highly pathogenic
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What are some characteristics of the class ARACHNIDA?

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(Astigmata-mites; prostogmata-mites; mesostigmata-mites;metastigmata-ticks)

  • Parasitic (mites/ticks)
  • Body divided into 2 parts only: Body (idiosoma) and Head (capitulum or gnatosoma)
  • Groups are differentiated based on spiracles/stigmata (resp pores)
  • 4 pairs of legs on body (except larva only have 3 pairs)
  • no antennae/wings
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How many legs do organisms that belong to the class ARACHNIDA have?

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4 pairs of legs on body

except larva only 3 pairs

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What are the Metastigmata (also called Ixodidae)?

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Hard ticks:

  1. Ixodes
  2. Rhipicephalus
  3. Haemaphysalis
  • there are also ‘Argasidae’ = soft tick
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What organisms are from the suborder Prostigmata?
Arachnida --> Prostigmata - mites - "trombiculids" (trombicula, eutrombicula, neotrombicula) - Larval stage = parasitic (3 pairs of legs) - Larva attach to skin = highly irritating and pruritic - Can be vectors of scrub typhus (Orientia australia) - Nymphs and adults are free living predators 1. Psoregates ovis (sheep itch mite) - small (<0.2mm) - mainly problem in Merino sheep - causes hypersensitivity reactions leading to biting and rubbing (fleece degradation) 2. - Cheyletiella parasitovorax on rabbits - Cheyletiella yasguri on dogs - Cheyletiella blackei on cats - distinguishing feature is a large "claw" - called "walking dandruff", they are large and seen on fur - cause mild dermatitis with hyperkeratosis - human infection can occur 3. Demodex spp. - Demodex canis - significant in dogs (demodectic mange & serious skin disease) - Demodex bovis - damages hides (other spp. are of lesser importance, but almost all mammals have their own sp.) - Small (<0.3mm) mites, elongate (very typical cigar shape; exception to the fir tree-like rule - Mites found in hair follicles and sebaceous glands - Most dogs are infected, only a few develop disease
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What are the organisms of the suborder Astigmata?
- 'mange mites' often cause skin disease - anterior two leg pairs separated from the posterior 2 pairs 1. Birds: - Knemidocoptes - Cytodites 2. Mammals: - Sarcoptidae (legs don't project beyond body) * Sarcoptes * Notoedres - Psoroptidae (legs DO project beyond body) * Psoroptes * Otodectes * Chorioptes
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What are the common ear mites of dogs and cats (also fox and feret) from the Suborder Astigmata?
Arachnida --> Astigmata --> Otodectes cynotis - cause mild ear otitis externa - similar to psoroptic mites - occur in external auditory meatus
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What is the name of the burrowing mite that has a wide range of hosts with adopted strains causing 'sarcoptic mange'?
Astigmata -> Sarcoptes scabei (Sarcoptidae) - small mite, with triangular scales - Significant in pigs, dogs, humans (scabies) and many native animals (wombats) - Burrowing mite, in s. corneum (females lay eggs)
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What are the main features of the order ACARINA; suborder METASTIGMATA?
- 8 legs (8 in nymphs; 6 in larvae) - Scutum - Capitulum - Leathery, folded exoskeleton allows for expansion during blood engorgement - Hard ticks (Ixodid) have anterior mouthparts and a visible scutum vs; - soft tix (Argasid) have ventral (downward) mouthparts and lack a scutum
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What are the main ticks in Australia? (know for midsem)
1/ Paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclys) 2/ Bush tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) 3/ Cattle tick - more QLD (Boophilis australia) 4/ Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus)
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What are the main features of mites?
- 8 legs (6 in lymphs) - Stomata - Coxae - Pedicles - Setae (hairs) - lobes - Chelicerae (piercing mouth parts)
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Where can you find mites on an animal?
- on the surface of skin (e.g. Cheyletiella) - in hair follicle (e.g. Demodex) - in tunnels of the skin (e.g. Sarcoptes)
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Give at least 1 example of a sarcoptid mite (from suborder: Astigmata)
1. Sarcoptes scabei - scabies in dogs, humans, pigs, wombats, foxes 2. Notoedres cati - mange mite of cats 3. Otodectes cynotis - ear mite of dogs and cats 4. Chorioptes bovie - mange in cattle, horses, sheep 5. Psoroptes communis - bite and suck causing irritation (non-burrowing) in cattle, sheep (not aust) & horses 6. Cnemidocoptes - bird mites e.g. beaks and clawa 7. Trixacarus caviae - intense pruritus in guinea pigs
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