| Otobius megnini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Genus: | Otobius |
| Species: | O. megnini
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| Binomial name | |
| Otobius megnini (Dugès, 1884)
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Otobius megnini, also known as the spinose ear tick, is a soft-bodied tick that is only parasitic in the larval and nymphal stages. As its common name suggests, the spinose ear tick's parasitic forms are usually found within the ears of the definitive host.[1][2] This tick has a worldwide distribution, with common hosts that include horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and dogs.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b Hendrix, Charles M. (1998). Diagnostic Veterinary Parasitology (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-0-8151-8544-4.
- ^ a b Griffiths, Henry J. (1978). A Handbook of Veterinary Parasitology: Domestic Animals of North America. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-0-8166-0834-8.
- ^ Mastropaolo, M.; Nava, S.; Guglielmone, A. A.; Mangold, A. J. (2011). "Developmental changes in salivary glands of nymphs and adults of the spinose ear tick Otobius megnini". Journal of Parasitology. 97 (3): 535–537. doi:10.1645/GE-2616.1. hdl:11336/96491. PMID 21506856. S2CID 19790289.