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Ornithodoros
Ornithodoros a genus of argasid ticks (Argasidae). The elongated, flattened body is capable of greatly increasing in size during bloodsucking owing to its elastic folded covering. There are about 40 species, distributed mainly in the tropics and sub-tropics. Seven species are found in the USSR, in Middle Asia, Kazakhstan, the Crimea, Moldavia, and the Caucasus. The ticks live in the burrows, nests, and temporary shelters of mammals, birds, and reptiles. They feed on the blood of these animals. O. papillipes, which is found in Middle Asia, and O. verrucosus, which is found in the Caucasus, are carriers of the causative agents of relapsing fever in man. REFERENCEFilippova, N. A. Argasovye kleshchi (Argasidae). Moscow-Leningrad, 1966. (Fauna SSSR: Paukoobraznye, vol. 4, issue 3.)Ornithodoros
Ornithodoros [or″nĭ-thod´o-ros] a genus of soft-bodied ticks, many species of which are reservoirs and vectors of the spirochetes (Borrelia) of relapsing fevers.Ornithodoros (ōr'ni-thod'ŏ-rŭs), A genus of soft ticks (family Argasidae), several species of which are vectors of pathogens of various relapsing fevers. They are characterized by a capitulum hidden below the hood and by disks and mamillae of the integument that are continuous from dorsal to ventral surfaces in a variety of patterns. [G. ornis (ornith-), bird, + doros, a leather bag] Or·ni·thod·o·ros (ōr-ni-thod'ŏ-rŏs) A genus of soft ticks, several species of which are vectors of pathogens of various relapsing fevers. [G. ornis (ornith-), bird, + doros, a leather bag] |