Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ornithodoros galapagensis
ectoparasite on Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Marine Iguana)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Ixodida
Superfamily
Argasoidea
Family
Argasidae
Genus
Ornithodoros
Species
galapagensis
Taxon category: Accepted
- Keirans, J.E. Clifford, C.M. & Hoogstraal, H. (1980) Identity of the Nymphs and Adults of the Galapagos Iguanid Lizard Parasites, Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) Darwini and O. (A.) Galapagensis (Ixodoidea: Argasidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 17(5): 427-438.
- Kohls, G.M. Clifford, C.M. & Hoogstraal, H. (1969) Two new species of Ornithodoros from the Galápagos Islands (Acrina: Argasidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 6(1): 75-78.
- Schatz, H. (1991) Catalogue of known species of Acari from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador, Pacific Ocean). International Journal of Acarology 17(3): 213-225.
- Wikelski, M. (1999) Influences of parasites and thermoregulation on grouping tendencies in marine iguanas. Behavioral Ecology 10(1): 22-29.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ornithodoros galapagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12644. Accessed 31 October 2026.