Ornithodoros

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Ornithodoros
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Ornithodoros savignyi
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Ornithodoros

Type species
Ornithodoros savignyi
Audouin, 1827
Synonyms [1]
  • Microargas Hoogstraal & Kohls, 1966
  • Ornamentum Clifford, Kohls & Sonenshine, 1964
  • Pavlovskyella Klompen & Oliver, 1993
  • Proknekalia Keirans, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1977
  • Reticulinasus Schulze, 1941
  • Theriodoros Pospelova-Shtrom, 1950

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Ornithodoros is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. The Linnean name derives from ornithos (Greek: ὄρνιθος) and doros (Greek: Δωρόν), meaning "bird" and "gift", respectively. It contains these species:[1]

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Physiology

The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies.[2]

References

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