Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic
Two major families exist in ticks, the Argasidae and Ixodidae. The Argasidae comprise 2 sub-families, Argasinae and Ornithodorinae. The placement into subfamilies illuminate differences in morphological and molecular systematics and is important since it provides insight into evolutionary divergence...
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Cambridge University Press
2024-08-01
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Series: | Parasitology |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182024000441/type/journal_article |
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