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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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| + | |} | ||
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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