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Argasidae
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The Argasidae are the family of soft ticks, one of the three families of extant ticks. The family contains 220 species, although the composition of the genera is less certain, and more study is needed before the taxonomy is resolved. The Argasidae are very common in South Asia, along with around 100 other species of ticks from other lineages, making South Asia the region with the highest biodiversity of ticks worldwide. Soft ticks are resistant to desiccation and can live for several years in arid conditions.
Species
soft ticks
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderIxodida
- FamilyArgasidae
Argas sp. Аргасовые клещи, или Аргазиды (лат. Argasidae) — семейство паразитиформных клещей (Acari).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 234
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Argasidae
- Collections
- FCB-UANL, DMNS, UAM, NMSU, CMN, NMMNHS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique
Research
1,284 papers- Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia.Zootaxa · 2019
- African swine fever.Antiviral research · 2019
- African Swine Fever Virus: A Review.Viruses · 2017
- Ornithodoros hermsi.Trends in parasitology · 2024
- Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae) associated with wild birds in Argentina.Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Physical characteristics
- Systematics
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Argasidae are the family of soft ticks, one of the three families of extant ticks. The family contains 220 species, although the composition of the genera is less certain, and more study is needed before the taxonomy is resolved. The Argasidae are very common in South Asia, along with around 100 other species of ticks from other lineages, making South Asia the region with the highest biodiversity of ticks worldwide. Soft ticks are resistant to desiccation and can live for several years in arid conditions.
==Physical characteristics== Soft ticks lack the hard scutum present in the hard ticks (Ixodidae). The gnathosoma (or capitulum, the mouthparts-bearing structure) is located on the underside of the animal's body and is not readily visible, while in the Ixodidae, the gnathosoma projects forward from the body. The lateral edges of the body are rounded.
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