The Argasidae are the family of soft ticks, one of the three families of ticks. The family contains 193 species, although the composition of the genera...
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hard shield, which the other major family of ticks, the 'soft ticks' (Argasidae), lack. They are ectoparasites of a wide range of host species, and some...
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Ornithodoros (category Argasidae)
Ornithodoros is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to...
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Otobius lagophilus (category Argasidae)
Two new species of Argasidae (Acarina: Ixodoidea). Pub Hlth Rep 55:925-933. Cooley RA, Kohls GM. 1940. Two new species of Argasidae (Acarina: Ixodoidea)...
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alactagalis, the relapsing fever tick, is a species of soft tick in the family Argasidae. "Ornithodoros alactagalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...
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are distinguished from the other main family of ticks, the soft ticks (Argasidae) by the presence of a scutum or hard shield. In both the nymph and the...
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Holothyrida Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae Ixodida (ticks) Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae Mesostigmata Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida Opilioacariformes...
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Holothyrida Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae Ixodida (ticks) Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae Mesostigmata Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida Opilioacariformes...
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to cause relapsing fever. While most species use the soft tick family Argasidae as their vector, some outliers live in hard ticks or lice. Relapsing fever...
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Holothyrida Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae Ixodida (ticks) Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae Mesostigmata Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida Opilioacariformes...
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Suzuki, H (1973). "Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) sawaii sp. n. (Ixodoidea, Argasidae) associated with the streaked shear-water, Colonectris leucomelas, from...
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TN; Estrada-Peña, A; Horak, IG; Shao, R; Barker, SC (6 July 2010). "The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of...
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Holothyrida Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae Ixodida (ticks) Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae Mesostigmata Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida Opilioacariformes...
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Superorder: Parasitiformes Leach, 1815 Orders and main families Ixodida Argasidae (soft ticks) Ixodidae (hard ticks) Nuttalliellidae † Deinocrotonidae †...
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Estrada-Peña; Ivan G. Horak; Renfu Shao; Stephen C. Barker (2010). "The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of...
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Ornithodoros moubata (category Argasidae)
family Argasidae. It is an ectoparasite and vector of relapsing fever in humans, and African swine fever in pigs. Soft ticks in the family Argasidae are...
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Atoll virus (Quaranfil group) from Ornithodoros capensis (Ixodoidea: Argasidae) infesting a gannet colony in New Zealand". The American Journal of Tropical...
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Ornithodoros savignyi (category Argasidae)
viruses may exist between Saudi Arabia and India. Soft ticks of the family Argasidae lack the hard scutum or shield present in hard ticks of the family Ixodidae...
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Holothyrida Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae Ixodida (ticks) Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae Mesostigmata Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida Opilioacariformes...
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understood to require a substantial feeding period. In general, soft ticks (Argasidae) transmit pathogens within minutes of attachment because they feed more...
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Holothyrida Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae Ixodida (ticks) Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae Mesostigmata Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida Opilioacariformes...
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Kaiser, Makram N. (1970-01-15). "The Subgenus Persicargas (Ixodoidea, Argasidae, Argas). 8. A. (P.) theilerae, New Species, a Parasite of the White-Backed...
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Nothoaspis (category Argasidae)
Nothoapis is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. It is very similar to those of the genus Antricola. The genus's origin is Nothoaspis reddelli...
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Argas brumpti (category Argasidae)
Longevity and Reproduction of an African Tick, Argas brumpti (Ixodida: Argasidae)". Journal of Medical Entomology. 59 (2): 777–778. doi:10.1093/jme/tjab205...
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Holothyrida Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae Ixodida (ticks) Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae Mesostigmata Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida Opilioacariformes...
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There are approximately 1,107 species of arachnid native to Ireland. Not up to date for all taxa. Arachnids are eight-legged chelicerate arthropods with...
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Holothyrida Allothyridae Holothyridae Neothyridae Ixodida (ticks) Argasidae Ixodidae Nuttalliellidae Mesostigmata Monogynaspida Sejina Trigynaspida Opilioacariformes...
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clothing, bedding, personal possessions Tick Arachnida: Ixodidae and Argasidae skin visual worldwide high grass, leaf litter, weeds Mosquito Insecta:...
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Ornithodoros madagascariensis (category Argasidae)
Ornithodoros madagascariensis is a "soft tick" (family Argasidae) that parasitizes cave-inhabiting fruit bats in the genus Megachiroptera. First circumscribed...
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