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Ornithodoros kelleyi
Species of tick / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ornithodoros kelleyi is an argasid tick parasite of bats found widely throughout North America in caves and other natural and man-made features that harbor bats. Named after Thomas F. Kelley Jr. who discovered this tick while studying at UC Berkeley in 1941.[2] The species has not been shown to be a major vector of pathogens.[3]
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Ornithodoros kelleyi | |
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Ornithodoros kelleyi = Carios kelleyi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Argasidae |
Genus: | Ornithodoros |
Species: | O. kelleyi |
Binomial name | |
Ornithodoros kelleyi | |
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