Ornithodoros fonsecai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ixodoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Ordo: Ixodida Superfamilia: Ixodoidea

Familia: Argasidae
Subfamilia: Ornithodorinae
Genus: Ornithodoros
Species: Ornithodoros fonsecai

Name

Ornithodoros fonsecai Labruna & Venzal, 2009

Synonyms

• Carios fonsecai Labruna & Venzal, 2009

References

Primary references

• Labruna, M.B. & Venzal, J. 2009. Carios fonsecai sp. nov. (Acari, Argasidae), a bat tick from the central-western region of Brazil. Acta Parasitologica 54(4): 355–363. DOI: 10.2478/s11686-009-0051-1 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Oliveira, G.M.B. de, Munoz-Leal, S., Nava, S., Horta, M.C., Bernardi, L., Venzal, J.M. & Labruna, M.B. 2024. New records of soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) from caves in Brazil, with a morphological study of Ornithodoros fonsecai and an analysis of the taxonomic status of Antricola inexpectata. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 15(3): 102331. DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2024.102331 Reference page.