Order Ixodida Subfamily Ornithodorinae Rank Genus | Scientific name Ornithodoros Subclass Acari | |
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Similar Argasidae, Argas, Amblyomma, Ixodidae, Dermacentor | ||
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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:
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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.
References
Ornithodoros Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA