TAKhTAKANA (Simex Lecturalies), shabzod, gang, yak nav hasharoti khunmakest az qatori kanaho. Tannash pahni darozruya; daroziash 4,9—6,4 mm (narina) va 4,8 — 8,4m.m (modina); rangash qahvagii surkh tob (kirminaash zardi safedcha). Takhtakana dar istiqomatgohho, murgkhonaho, kabutarkhonaho, lonai parrandayu kurshabparakho maskun shudaast.
Takhtakanai moddina dar tuli hayotash 200—250 (bazan to 540) -to tukhm meguzorad; badi 17—20 shaboruz az tukhm kirmina mebaroyad, Takhtakanai modina to 0,7 ml khunro memakad. Obi dahoni Takhtakana khosiyati karakhtkunandagi dorad va binobar in hangomi gazidan avval kas dardro his namekunad; badi makidani khun, joi gazida ba khorish omada suzish mekunad. Khunmakii kirmina 3 va Takhtakanai bolig 10—15 daq davom mekunad; dar in muddat kirmina 3—6 va Takhtakanai bolig 1,5—2 barobar jisman kalon meshavad. Takhtakanai bolig to 6 moh va kirminaash to 1,5 sol be khurok zindagi karda metavonad.
Takhtakanaro bo usulhon gunoguni dezinfeksiya nest mekunand.
Adabiyot: Valashov Yu. S., Dayter A. B., Krovososushie chlenistonogie i rikketsii. L., 1978. N. Muminov.