Organisms

Argas

A genus of softbacked TICKS in the family ARGASIDAE. Most infect birds or bats but a few parasitize terrestrial mammals.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus of softbacked TICKS in the family ARGASIDAE. Most infect birds or bats but a few parasitize terrestrial mammals.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Arga

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Aspects Covered

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 (1965-2001)

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Tree Number

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

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Argas. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D026864. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D026864
  2. Argas. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argas
  3. Argas. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2708492