Africaniella
Genus of ticks
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Africaniella is a genus of hard ticks.[1] There are two extant member species, native to tropical and subtropical Africa. Africaniella species primarily parasitise boa snakes.
| Africaniella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Africaniella Travassos Dias, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Africaniella transversale (Lucas, 1845) | |
Species
- Africaniella transversale
- Africaniella orlovi
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