Otobius lagophilus
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| Otobius lagophilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Genus: | Otobius |
| Species: | O. lagophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Otobius lagophilus Cooley and Kohls, 1940 | |
Otobius lagophilus is a soft-bodied tick that is only parasitic in the larval and nymphal stages. The tick's parasitic forms are usually found within the ears of the definitive host particularly rabbits and in rare cases cats.[1]