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Ticks
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Important Ixodid Ticks
Amblyomma spp
Anomalohimalaya spp
Bothriocroton spp
Cosmiomma sp
Dermacentor spp
Haemaphysalis spp
Hyalomma spp
Ixodes spp
Margaropus spp
Nosomma sp
Rhipicentor spp
Rhipicephalus spp
Important Argasid Ticks
Argas spp
Carios spp
Ornithodoros spp
Otobius spp
Tick Removal
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Cosmiomma sp

By

Michael L. Levin

, PhD, Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last full review/revision Aug 2020 | Content last modified Sep 2020

Genus Cosmiomma contains a single species, C hippopotamensis, which is found in Zambezian grasslands of southwestern and eastern Africa. It feeds primarily on hippopotami, white and black rhinoceroses, and less frequently on antelopes.

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Bothriocroton spp
Dermacentor spp
OTHER TOPICS IN THIS CHAPTER
Ticks
Ticks
Important Ixodid Ticks
Amblyomma spp
Anomalohimalaya spp
Bothriocroton spp
Cosmiomma sp
Dermacentor spp
Haemaphysalis spp
Hyalomma spp
Ixodes spp
Margaropus spp
Nosomma sp
Rhipicentor spp
Rhipicephalus spp
Important Argasid Ticks
Argas spp
Carios spp
Ornithodoros spp
Otobius spp
Tick Removal
Tick Control
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