Nothoaspis
Genus of ticks
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Nothoaspis is a genus of soft ticks in the family Argasidae.[1][2]
| Nothoaspis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Subfamily: | Ornithodorinae |
| Genus: | Nothoaspis Keirans and Clifford, 1975 |
| Type species | |
| Notoaspis reddelli Keirans and Clifford, 1975 | |
The type species is Nothoaspis reddelli, which was distinguished by the presence of a false shield on the anterior half of its body.[3]
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