Ornithodoros is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae.
Ornithodoros Temporal range:
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Ornithodoros savignyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Argasidae |
Genus: | Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1837 |
Type species | |
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies.[2]
The Linnean name derives from ornithos (Greek: ὄρνιθος) and doros (Greek: Δωρόν), meaning "bird" and "gift", respectively.
It contains these species:[1]
Carios erraticus was previously placed in this genus, as Ornithodoros erraticus.