''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae.

Physiology

The opening between the midgut and

hindgut The hindgut (or epigaster) is the posterior ( caudal) part of the alimentary canal. In mammals, it includes the distal one third of the transverse colon and the splenic flexure, the descending colon, sigmoid colon and up to the ano-rectal juncti ...

has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies.

Taxonomy

The Linnean name derives from ''ornithos'' ( gr, ὄρνιθος) and ''doros'' ( gr, Δωρόν), meaning "bird" and "gift", respectively. It contains these species: *''

Ornithodoros alactagalis ''Ornithodoros alactagalis'', the relapsing fever tick, is a species of soft tick in the family Argasidae. References Further reading * Ticks Articles created by Qbugbot Animals described in 1936 {{Acari-stub ...

'' Issaakjan, 1936 *†'' Ornithodoros antiquus'' Poinar, 1995 *'' Ornithodoros apertus'' Walton, 1962 *'' Ornithodoros arenicolous'' Hoogstraal, 1953 *'' Ornithodoros asperus'' Warburton, 1918 *'' Ornithodoros atacamensis'' Muñoz-Leal, Venzal & González-Acuña, 2016 *''

Ornithodoros brasiliensis ''Ornithodoros brasiliensis'' is a species of tick in the family Argasidae The Argasidae are the family of soft ticks, one of the three families of ticks. The family contains 193 species, although the composition of the genera is less certain, ...

'' Aragão, 1923 *'' Ornithodoros cholodkovskyi'' Pavlovsky, 1930 *'' Ornithodoros compactus'' Walton, 1962 *'' Ornithodoros coniceps'' Canestrini, 1890 *'' Ornithodoros costalis'' Diatta, Bouattour, Durand, Renaud & Trape, 2013 *''

Ornithodoros coriaceus ''Ornithodoros coriaceus'', the ''Pajahuello'' or Pajahuello tick, is a tick that feeds on the blood of mammals and birds. It is widely distributed throughout western North America from southern Mexico to Oregon. Although this species rarely bit ...

'' Koch, 1844 *'' Ornithodoros eremicus'' Cooley &

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, 1941 *'' Ornithodoros faccinii'' Barros-Battesti, Landulfo & Luz, 2015 *'' Ornithodoros furcosus''

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, 1908 *'' Ornithodoros graingeri'' Heisch & Guggisberg, 1953 *'' Ornithodoros grenieri'' Klein, 1965 *''

Ornithodoros gurneyi ''Ornithodoros gurneyi'', a kangaroo soft tick, is a species of the argasid family. A parasite found in arid regions of Australia, the species occurs on red kangaroos, lizards and people. Taxonomy The species was described by Cecil Warburton in ...

'' Warburton, 1926 *''

Ornithodoros hermsi ''Ornithodoros hermsi'' is a species of soft tick. It can be infected with ''Borrelia hermsii''. Description ''Ornithodoros hermsi'' is a soft-bodied tick of the family Argasidae. It is one of the smallest ticks of the genus ''Ornithodoros''. F ...

'' Wheeler, Herms & Meyer, 1935 *''

Ornithodoros indica ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

'' Rau & Rao, 1971 *''

Ornithodoros kairouanensis ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

'' Trape, Diatta, Bouattour, Durand & Renaud, 2013 *''

Ornithodoros kelleyi ''Ornithodoros kelleyi'' is an argasid tick parasite of bats Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true ...

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& Kohls, 1941 *''

Ornithodoros knoxjonesi ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

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Clifford Clifford may refer to: People *Clifford (name), an English given name and surname, includes a list of people with that name *William Kingdon Clifford *Baron Clifford *Baron Clifford of Chudleigh *Baron de Clifford *Clifford baronets *Clifford fami ...

, 1972 *''

Ornithodoros lahillei ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean na ...

'' Venzal, González-Acuña & Nava, 2015 *''

Ornithodoros macmillani ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

'' ( Hoogstraal &

, 1966) *''

Ornithodoros madagascariensis ''Ornithodoros madagascariensis'' is a "soft tick" ( family Argasidae) that parasitizes cave-inhabiting fruit bats in the genus '' Megachiroptera''. First circumscribed in 1962 by Harry Hoogstraal, it is classified in the subgenus ''Reticuli ...

'' Hoogstraal, 1962 *''

Ornithodoros marocanus ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

'' Velu, 1919 *''

Ornithodoros merionesi ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

'' Trape, Diatta, Belghyti, Sarih, Durand & Renaud, 2013 *''

Ornithodoros moubata ''Ornithodoros moubata'', commonly known as the African hut tampan or the eyeless tampan, is a species of tick in the family Argasidae. It is an ectoparasite and vector of relapsing fever in humans, and African swine fever in pigs. Description S ...

'' (Murray, 1877) *'' Ornithodoros nattereri'' Warburton, 1927 *'' Ornithodoros nicollei'' Mooser, 1932 *'' Ornithodoros normandi'' Larrousse, 1923 *''

Ornithodoros occidentalis ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean na ...

'' Trape, Diatta, Durand & Renaud, 2013 *''

Ornithodoros parkeri ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean na ...

'' Cooley, 1936 *'' Ornithodoros porcinus'' Walton, 1962 *''

Ornithodoros procaviae ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean na ...

'' Theodor & Costa, 1960 *''

Ornithodoros quilinensis ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

'' Venzal, Nava, Mangold, Mastropaolo, Casás & Guglielmone, 2012 *''

Ornithodoros rietcorreai ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean na ...

'' Labruna, Nava & Venzal, 2016 *''

Ornithodoros rostratus ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

'' Aragão, 1911 *'' Ornithodoros rupestris'' Trape, Bitam, Renaud & Durand, 2013 *''

Ornithodoros saraivai ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean na ...

'' Muñoz-Leal & Labruna, 2017 *'' Ornithodoros savignyi'' ( Audouin, 1827) *''

Ornithodoros sawaii ''Ornithodoros sawaii'' is a species of argasid tick that is parasitic on streaked shearwater and Swinhoe's storm petrel Swinhoe's storm petrel or Swinhoe's petrel (''Hydrobates monorhis'') is a small, all-brown seabird of the storm petrel ...

'' Kitaoka & Suzuki, 1973 *'' Ornithodoros sonrai'' Sautet & Witkowski, 1943 *''

Ornithodoros steini ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean na ...

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Ornithodoros tartakovskyi ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

'' Olenev, 1931 *'' Ornithodoros tholozani'' Laboulbène & Mégnin, 1882 *''

Ornithodoros transversus ''Ornithodoros'' is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. Physiology The opening between the midgut and hindgut has been lost, making the ticks unable to pass digestive waste products out of their bodies. Taxonomy The Linnean ...

'' (Banks, 1902) *''

Ornithodoros turicata ''Ornithodoros 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 turicatae'', a spirochete responsible for tick-borne relapsi ...

'' (Dugès, 1876) *'' Ornithodoros xerophylus'' Venzal, Mangold & Nava, 2015 *'' Ornithodoros zumpti'' Heisch & Guggisberg, 1953 '' Carios erraticus'' was previously placed in this genus, as ''Ornithodoros erraticus''.

References

Ticks Acari genera Argasidae Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch {{acari-stub