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Genus | 6 subtaxa | 32 images | 6 ident. refs | ||||
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Genus | 6 subtaxa | 32 images | 6 ident. refs | ||||
| 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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Anon. | Bristol University tick ID: online photographic guide to ticks | bristoltickid.blogs.ilrt.org/key-to-genera/ | |
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Ruedisueli, F.L. & Manship, B. | Tick Identification Key | webpages.lincoln.ac.uk/fruedisueli/FR-webpages/parasitology/Ticks/TIK/tick-key/index.htm | |
Larvae | ||||
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Snow, K.R. | 1978 | Identification of Larval Ticks found on small mammals in Britain | 14pp, The Mammal Society |
IXODIDAE (hard ticks) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for IXODIDAE (hard ticks)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 94 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for IXODIDAE (hard ticks)
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