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Nothoaspis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Subclass: | Acari |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Argasidae |
Subfamily: | Ornithodorinae |
Genus: | Nothoaspis |
Nothoapis is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. It is very similar to those of the genus Antricola. The genus's origin is Nothoaspis reddelli, which is the only tick species with a false shield on the anterior half of its body, propagating both a new genus and a new species.
References
- Keirans, James E.; Clifford, Carleton M. (1975-01-15). "Nothoaspis reddelli, New Genus and New Species (Ixodoidea: Argasidae), from a Bat Cave in Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 68 (1): 81–85. doi:10.1093/aesa/68.1.81. ISSN 0013-8746.
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