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 the 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.