Subclass Acari | Order Ixodida Scientific name Ixodes Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Ixodes ricinus, Deer tick, Ixodes persulcatus, Ixodes holocyclus | ||
Engorged deer tick ixodes scapularis how to identify the species
Ixodes is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably Ixodes holocyclus) inject toxins that can cause paralysis. Some ticks in this genus may transmit the pathogenic bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi responsible for causing Lyme disease. Additional organisms that may be transmitted by Ixodes are parasites from the genus Babesia which cause babesiosis, and bacteria from the related genera Anaplasma which cause anaplasmosis.
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Female black legged or deer tick ixodidae ixodes scapularis
Species
These species are recognised within the genus Ixodes:
References
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