''Ornithodoros'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
in the soft-bodied
tick
Ticks (order Ixodida) are parasitic arachnids that are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, species, and "fullness". Ticks are external parasites, living by ...
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, and more study is needed before the genera can become stable. The currently ...
.
Physiology
The opening between the
midgut
The midgut is the portion of the embryo from which most of the intestines develop. After it bends around the superior mesenteric artery, it is called the "midgut loop". It comprises the portion of the alimentary canal from the end of the foregut ...
and
hindgut 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:
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Ornithodoros alactagalis''
Issaakjan, 1936
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Ornithodoros antiquus
''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 nam ...
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Poinar, 1995
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Ornithodoros apertus
''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 nam ...
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Walton, 1962
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Ornithodoros arenicolous
''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 nam ...
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Hoogstraal, 1953
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Ornithodoros asperus
''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 nam ...
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Warburton, 1918
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Ornithodoros atacamensis
''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 nam ...
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Muñoz-Leal, Venzal & González-Acuña, 2016
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Ornithodoros brasiliensis''
Aragão, 1923
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Ornithodoros cholodkovskyi
''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 nam ...
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Pavlovsky, 1930
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Ornithodoros compactus
''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 nam ...
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Walton, 1962
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Ornithodoros coniceps
''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 nam ...
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Canestrini, 1890
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Ornithodoros costalis
''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 nam ...
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Diatta, Bouattour, Durand, Renaud & Trape, 2013
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Ornithodoros coriaceus''
Koch, 1844
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Ornithodoros eremicus
''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 nam ...
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Cooley & Kohls
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, 1941
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Ornithodoros faccinii
''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 nam ...
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Barros-Battesti, Landulfo & Luz, 2015
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Ornithodoros furcosus''
Neumann, 1908
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Ornithodoros graingeri''
Heisch & Guggisberg, 1953
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Ornithodoros grenieri''
Klein, 1965
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Ornithodoros gurneyi''
Warburton, 1926
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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 ...
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Wheeler, Herms & Meyer, 1935
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Ornithodoros indica''
Rau & Rao, 1971
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Ornithodoros kairouanensis''
Trape, Diatta, Bouattour, Durand & Renaud, 2013
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Ornithodoros kelleyi''
Cooley & Kohls, 1941
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Ornithodoros knoxjonesi''
Jones & Clifford, 1972
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Ornithodoros lahillei''
Venzal, González-Acuña & Nava, 2015
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Ornithodoros macmillani''
( Hoogstraal & Kohls
Kohl's (stylized in all caps) is an American department store retail chain, operated by Kohl's Corporation. it is the largest department store chain in the United States, with 1,165 locations, operating stores in every U.S. state except Hawa ...
, 1966)
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Ornithodoros madagascariensis''
Hoogstraal, 1962
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Ornithodoros marocanus''
Velu, 1919
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Ornithodoros merionesi''
Trape, Diatta, Belghyti, Sarih, Durand & Renaud, 2013
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Ornithodoros moubata''
(Murray, 1877)
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Ornithodoros nattereri''
Warburton, 1927
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Ornithodoros nicollei''
Mooser, 1932
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Ornithodoros normandi''
Larrousse, 1923
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Ornithodoros occidentalis''
Trape, Diatta, Durand & Renaud, 2013
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Ornithodoros parkeri''
Cooley, 1936
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Ornithodoros porcinus''
Walton, 1962
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Ornithodoros procaviae''
Theodor & Costa, 1960
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Ornithodoros quilinensis''
Venzal, Nava, Mangold, Mastropaolo, Casás & Guglielmone, 2012
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Ornithodoros rietcorreai''
Labruna, Nava & Venzal, 2016
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Ornithodoros rostratus''
Aragão, 1911
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Ornithodoros rupestris''
Trape, Bitam, Renaud & Durand, 2013
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Ornithodoros saraivai''
Muñoz-Leal & Labruna, 2017
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Ornithodoros savignyi
''Ornithodoros savignyi'', known as sand tampan, African eyed tampan or Kalahari sand tampan, is one of some 37 species in the genus ''Ornithodoros'' and is a Argasidae, soft tick with a leathery, mammillated integument, causing paralysis and tam ...
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( Audouin, 1827)
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Ornithodoros sawaii''
Kitaoka & Suzuki, 1973
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Ornithodoros sonrai
''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 Linnaean taxo ...
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Sautet & Witkowski, 1943
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Ornithodoros steini''
(Schulze
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* Andrew Schulze (1896–1982), clergyman and civil rights activist
* William August Schulze, rocket scientist recru ...
, 1935)
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Ornithodoros tartakovskyi''
Olenev, 1931
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Ornithodoros tholozani''
Laboulbène & Mégnin, 1882
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Ornithodoros transversus''
(Banks, 1902)
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Ornithodoros turicata''
(Dugès, 1876)
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Ornithodoros xerophylus''
Venzal, Mangold & Nava, 2015
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Ornithodoros zumpti''
Heisch & Guggisberg, 1953
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Carios erraticus
''Carios erraticus'', formerly called ''Ornithodoros erraticus'', is a species of tick in the family Argasidae. The tick was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1849.
Description
The tick is native to the Middle East and Mediterranean. It is one of ...
'' was previously placed in this genus, as ''Ornithodoros erraticus''.
References
Ticks
Acari genera
Argasidae
Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch
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