Aponomma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Ixodidae |
Genus: | Amblyomma |
Subgenus: | Aponomma Lahille, 1905 |
Aponomma is subgenus of Amblyomma , a genus of hard ticks. [1]
Prior to 2002, Aponomma was a full rank genus of eyeless, primarily reptile ticks. The genus was fragmented in 1972, with the proposal of three distinct groups. [2] In 1999, nuclear rDNA analysis confirmed that the genus was paraphyletic, [3] and following this finding, the genus was redistributed. [4] The taxon remains as a subgenus, grouping together eyeless Amblyomma.
Former species:
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