… groups of Rhipicephalus but our most controversial result was that the genus Rhipicephalus
is … The species of Rhipicephalus most closely related to Boophilus spp. were from the R. pra- …

… Third, and finally, can closely related species of Rhipicephalus be distinguished with ITS 2
sequences? This genus is large (75 spp.) and 1 of the 3 genera of ticks that are most difficult …

… The genus Rhipicephalus is almost certainly paraphyletic with respect to the genus … the
Rhipicephalinae (see Section 'Phylogeny and evolution of rhipicephaline ticks' of this paper). …

… The genus Rhipicephalus is paraphyletic with respect to the … In either scenario,
ornateness has evolved more than once and been lost at least once in the rhipicephaline ticks. …

… of the rhipicephaline species herein … ticks within the Rhipicephalus genus and provide a
framework for future studies of taxonomy, speciation history and evolution of this group of ticks…

… sanguineus’, this tick was reclassified as belonging to the genus Rhipicephalus by Koch [4], …
Our genetic analyses further confirmed the differentiation of all the rhipicephaline species …

… Phylogenetic analyses of the rhipicephaline ticks indicate that the genus Rhipicephalus
is paraphyletic., Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution v.16, p.1-7, 2000. Available from: <…

… genetic variability of Rhipicephalus sanguineus within Brazil and its relation with ticks of the
… sanguineus group historically belong to one of the most controversial groups of the genus. …

… the genus Rhipicephalus is paraphyletic with respect to the genus Boophilus, (ii) the genus
… Although 18S rDNA sequences were available for only a few rhipicephaline taxa, we …

… make the genus Rhipicephalus paraphyletic. Thus, … The XX-XO system is also found in
most other metrastriate ticks so … (sensu stricto) and Boophilus and other rhipicephalines [adapted …