Organisms

Argasidae

A family of softbacked TICKS, in the subclass ACARI. Genera include ARGAS and ORNITHODOROS among others.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A family of softbacked TICKS, in the subclass ACARI. Genera include ARGAS and ORNITHODOROS among others.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Argasid Ticks
  • Soft Ticks
  • Ticks, Softbacked
  • Argasid Tick
  • Soft Tick
  • Softbacked Tick
  • Softbacked Ticks
  • Tick, Argasid
  • Tick, Soft
  • Tick, Softbacked

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infestation: coord IM with TICK INFESTATIONS (IM)

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Ticks (1964-2001)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.166w.132w.832w.100w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Argasidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D026862. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D026862
  2. Argasidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argasidae
  3. Argasidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640684