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Nothoaspis

Nothoaspis
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.



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