Biology:Otobius
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Otobius is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae.[1][2] While similar to the genus Ornithodoros, it is characterized by a vestigial hypostome in adults, despite being developed in nymphs, in addition to the absence of both eyes and hood.
Species
Otobius is one of nine genera in the Argasid subfamily Ornithodorinae. The genus currently contains two species:[1][2]
- O. (Otobius) lagophilus Cooley & Kohls, 1940
- O. (Otobius) megnini Dugès, 1883
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mans, Ben J.; Featherston, Jonathan; Kvas, Marija; Pillay, Kerry-Anne; de Klerk, Daniel G.; Pienaar, Ronel; de Castro, Minique H.; Schwan, Tom G. et al. (2019-01-01). "Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 10 (1): 219–240. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.09.010. ISSN 1877-959X. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X18301547.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mans, Ben J.; Kelava, Samuel; Pienaar, Ronel; Featherston, Jonathan; de Castro, Minique H.; Quetglas, Juan; Reeves, Will K.; Durden, Lance A. et al. (2021-07-01). "Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into its respective subgenera". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 12 (4). doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101688. ISSN 1877-959X. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X21000418.
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