Ixodes Latreille, 1795
(hard ticks)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Ixodes trianguliceps
Vole and Shrew Tick, Vole Tick
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 2 images
Ixodes canisuga
Fox Tick, Dog Tick
Species 1 ident. refs
Ixodes hexagonus
Hedgehog Tick
Species 1 ident. refs
Ixodes ricinus
Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 30 images 1 ident. refs
Ixodes vespertilionis
Long-legged Bat Tick
Species 1 ident. refs
Ixodes rugicollis
a tick
Species 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusIxodes (hard ticks)
FamilyIXODIDAE (hard ticks)
OrderIXODIDA (ticks)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Ixodes (hard ticks) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ixodes (hard ticks)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 94 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ixodes (hard ticks)
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