Biology:Argas theilerae

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Short description: Species of tick

Argas theilerae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Argasidae
Genus: Argas
Species:
A. theilerae
Binomial name
Argas theilerae
Hoogstraal & Kaiser, 1970

Argas theilerae (also known as Theiler's African white-backed vulture argasid) is a species of tick in the family Argasidae. The specific epithet honours South Africa parasitologist Dr. Gertrud Theiler. It is a parasite of the African white-backed vulture.[1]

The species was first circumscribed by Hoogstraal & Kaiser in 1970.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10417543 entry