Argas

"Argas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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

Descriptor ID	D026864
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.100.100
Concept/Terms	Argas Argas Arga

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Arachnida [B01.050.500.131.166]
Acari [B01.050.500.131.166.132]
Ticks [B01.050.500.131.166.132.832]
Argasidae [B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.100]
Argas [B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.100.100]

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