Ornithodoros sawaii explained

Ornithodoros sawaii is a species of argasid tick that is parasitic on streaked shearwater and Swinhoe's storm petrel seabirds in Japan and Korea.^{[1] [2]} The species name honors Hirofumi Sawa of Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan.

Notes and References

1. Kim . Heung-Chul . Choi . Chang-Yong . Kwon . Young-Soo . Yun . Seok-Min . Lee . Won-Ja . Chong . Sung-Tae . Robbins . Richard G. . Klein . Terry A. . Ornithodoros sawaii (Ixodida: Argasidae) Larvae Collected from Hydrobates monorhis on Sogugul and Gaerin Islands, Jeollanam-do (Province), Republic of Korea . The Korean Journal of Parasitology . 30 April 2016 . 54 . 2 . 233–238 . 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.2.233 . 27180585 . 4870979 .
2. Kim . Heung-Chul . Park . Chang-Uk . Park . Jong-Hyun . Kwon . Young-Soo . Yun . Seok-Min . Lee . Won-Ja . Chong . Sung-Tae . Lee . In-Yong . Klein . Terry A. . Robbins . Richard George . Ornithodoros sawaii Kitaoka and Suzuki (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) collected from nest soil and litter of Synthliboramphus antiquus and Hydrobates monorhis, on Chilbal Island, southwestern Jeollanam Province, Republic of Korea . Systematic and Applied Acarology . 16 October 2015 . 20 . 7 . 721 . 10.11158/saa.20.7.1 . 87031701 .