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− | + | =Argas spp.= | |
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+ | '''Scientific Classification''' | ||
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+ | | Class | ||
+ | | Arachnida | ||
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+ | | Order | ||
+ | | Parasitiformes | ||
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+ | | Family | ||
+ | | Argasidae | ||
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+ | ''Ornithodoros spp.'' | ||
+ | *Warmer climates worldwide | ||
+ | *Found in primitive housing and sandy soil | ||
+ | *Vectors for relapsing fever in humans caused by ''Borrelia spp.'' | ||
+ | *Vectors for [[Asfarviridae|African swine fever]] | ||
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+ | ''Otobius spp.'' | ||
+ | *Warmer climates worldwide | ||
+ | *Inhabits the ears of cats and dogs | ||
+ | *Also referred to as the 'spinose ear tick' | ||
+ | *Can predispose animals to secondary myiasis | ||
+ | [[Category:Ticks]] | ||
+ | [[Category:To_Do_-_Max]] |
Revision as of 16:10, 17 July 2010
Argas spp.
Scientific Classification
Class | Arachnida |
Order | Parasitiformes |
Family | Argasidae |
Ornithodoros spp.
- Warmer climates worldwide
- Found in primitive housing and sandy soil
- Vectors for relapsing fever in humans caused by Borrelia spp.
- Vectors for African swine fever
Otobius spp.
- Warmer climates worldwide
- Inhabits the ears of cats and dogs
- Also referred to as the 'spinose ear tick'
- Can predispose animals to secondary myiasis