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Antricola guglielmonei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Argasidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Ixodida

Genus
  
Antricola

Antricola guglielmonei is a species of soft shell tick in the family Argasidae. Like Nothoaspis, another genus in the same family, Antricola species infest cave-dwelling bats. A. guglielmonei is similar to Antricola delacruzi of the same genus and have been found together on bat guano. The guano also appears to be a major food source for A. guglielmonei, although the exact component of the guano that is consumed remains unclear. It is indigenous to the Brazilian rain forest.

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Antricola guglielmonei Wikipedia


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