Species | Ixodes hexagonus (Hedgehog Tick) |
Genus | Ixodes (hard ticks) |
Family | IXODIDAE (hard ticks) |
Order | IXODIDA (ticks) |
Superorder | PARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites) |
Subclass | ACARI (mites) |
Class | ARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.) |
Subphylum | CHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods) |
Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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Christian, A. | 2010 | Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central Germany | Soil Organisms Vol 82 (2): 209-216. |
Ixodes hexagonus (Hedgehog Tick) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ixodes hexagonus (Hedgehog Tick) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ixodes hexagonus (Hedgehog Tick) |
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