Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into its respective subgenera
Ben J. Mans, Samuel Kelava, Ronel Pienaar, Jonathan Featherston, Minique H. de Castro, Juan Quetglas, Will K. Reeves, Lance A. Durden, Myrna M. Miller, Theresa M. Laverty, Renfu Shao, Ai Takano, Hiroki Kawabata, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Moustafa, Ryo Nakao, Keita Matsuno, Telleasha L. Greay, Kimberly L. Evasco, Dayana Barker, Stephen C. Barker
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ParaphylySensuBiologySubgenusMonophylyZoologyPhylogenetic treeCladeEvolutionary biologyGenusGeneticsGeneParasite Biology and Host InteractionsVector-borne infectious diseasesIchthyology and Marine Biology