[Poster6] Genetics and Genomics

[P0219] Phylogenetic relationships of two closely related ticks, Haemaphysalis megaspinosa and H. japonica: testing the validity of mitochondrial barcoding

*Mizue Inumaru¹, Kentaro Itokawa¹, Ryo Matsumura^1,2, Toshiya Kimura³, Ryusei Kuwata⁴, Hiroo Tamatani⁵, Haruhiko Isawa¹, Yukiko Higa¹ (1. Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japan), 2. Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University (Japan), 3. Ehime Prefectural Pharmaceuticals and Hygiene Division (Japan), 4. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science (Japan), 5. Department of Bear Management, Picchio Wildlife Research Center (Japan))