Ixodes ricinus
Also known as Ixodes trabeatus, Ixodes reduvius, Ixodes sulcatus, Acarus ricinoides, Ixodes megathyreus, Ixodes fodiens, Cynorhaestes reduvius, Crotonus ricinus
species of hard-bodied tick
Species
Ixodes ricinus
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderIxodida
- FamilyIxodidae
via GBIF
Article
Ixodes ricinus, commonly known as the castor bean tick, the sheep ked, sheep tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm (0.43 in) when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.
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