Argas theilerae (also known as Theiler's African white-backed vulture argasid) is a species of tick in the family Argasidae. The specific epithet honours South African parasitologist Dr. Gertrud Theiler. It is a parasite of the African white-backed vulture.[1]
| Argas theilerae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Genus: | Argas |
| Species: | A. theilerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Argas theilerae Hoogstraal & Kaiser, 1970
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The species was first circumscribed by Hoogstraal & Kaiser in 1970.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Hoogstraal, Harry; Kaiser, Makram N. (15 January 1970). "The Subgenus Persicargas (Ixodoidea, Argasidae, Argas). 8. A. (P.) theilerae, New Species, a Parasite of the White-Backed Vulture in South Africa1". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 63 (1): 205–210. doi:10.1093/aesa/63.1.205. ISSN 1938-2901. PMID 5415596.
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