Known and potential ticks and tick-borne pathogens of Micronesia Author Velde, Nancy Vander Velde And Brian Vander Author O., P. nancyv @ ntamar. net nancyv@ntamar.net text Micronesica 2013 2013 1 1 26 journal article 299044 10.5281/zenodo.12117350 88b107e9-e7b3-44a7-b88f-d50d1f124259 0026-279X 12117350 Amblyomma loculosum Neumann, 1907 The southern ocean bird tick, Amblyomma loculosum , was not reported by Kohls (1957) . It has a wide distribution in the Indian Ocean and was collected on the red-footed booby ( Sula sula ), sooty tern ( Sterna fuscata ) and humans on Helen’s Reef of Palau . In other parts of its range, this tick has been found on many seabird species which are also known throughout Micronesia ( Hoogstraal et al. 1976 ).