Ornithodoros
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Ornithodoros is a genus
in the soft-bodied tick
family, Argasidae
. The Linnean
name derives from ornithos and doros , meaning "bird" and "gift," respectively. It contains the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the soft-bodied tick
Tick
Ticks are small arachnids in the order Ixodida, along with mites, constitute the subclass Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites , living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians...
family, Argasidae
Argasidae
Argasidae is a family of ticks containing the soft ticks. They lack the hard scutum that is present in the hard ticks . The capitulum is located on the underside of the animal's body and is not readily visible...
. The Linnean
Linnaean taxonomy
Linnaean taxonomy can mean either of two related concepts:# the particular form of biological classification set up by Carl Linnaeus, as set forth in his Systema Naturæ and subsequent works...
name derives from ornithos and doros , meaning "bird" and "gift," respectively. It contains the following species:
- Ornithodoros alactagalis
- Ornithodoros amblus
- Ornithodoros antiguus
- Ornithodoros apertus
- Ornithodoros arenicolous
- Ornithodoros asperus
- Ornithodoros boliviensis
- Ornithodoros brasiliensis
- Ornithodoros cholodkovskyi
- Ornithodoros compactus
- Ornithodoros coniceps
- Ornithodoros coriaceus
- Ornithodoros eremicus
- Ornithodoros erraticusOrnithodoros erraticusOrnithodoros erraticus is a species of tick in the family Argasidae. The tick was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1849.-Description:The tick is native to the Middle East and Mediterranean. It is one of the more common soft ticks to bite humans. Their main food sources in Spain are pigs; the tick...
- Ornithodoros furcosus
- Ornithodoros graingeri
- Ornithodoros grenieri
- Ornithodoros gurneyi
- Ornithodoros hermsiOrnithodoros hermsiOrnithodoros hermsi is a species of tick. It can be infected with Borrelia hermsii....
- Ornithodoros indica
- Ornithodoros kelleyiOrnithodoros kelleyiOrnithodoros kelleyi is an argasid tick parasite of bats found widely throughout North America in caves and other natural and man-made features that harbor bats. The species has not been shown to be a major vector of pathogens....
- Ornithodoros knoxjonesi
- Ornithodoros lahorensis
- Ornithodoros macmillani
- Ornithodoros maritimus
- Ornithodoros marocanus
- Ornithodoros moubataOrnithodoros moubataOrnithodoros moubata is a species of tick. It may be a vector of relapsing fever....
- Ornithodoros muesebecki
- Ornithodoros nattereri
- Ornithodoros nicollei
- Ornithodoros normandi
- Ornithodoros parkeri
- Ornithodoros porcinus
- Ornithodoros procaviae
- Ornithodoros rostratus
- Ornithodoros rudis
- Ornithodoros savignyi
- Ornithodoros sonrai
- Ornithodoros spheniscus
- Ornithodoros steini
- Ornithodoros talaje
- Ornithodoros tartakovskyi
- Ornithodoros tholozani
- Ornithodoros transversus
- Ornithodoros turicataOrnithodoros turicataOrnithodoros turicata, commonly referred to as the relapsing fever tick, is a soft tick found in the midwestern and southwestern United States. It is a known vector of Borrelia hermsii, a spirochete responsible for tick-borne relapsing fever in humans...