Ixodidae
Also known as ixodid ticks, ixodid, ixodids, hard ticks, scale ticks
The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the three families of ticks, consisting of 750 species, . They are known as 'hard ticks' because they have a scutum or hard shield, which the other major family of ticks, the 'soft ticks' (Argasidae), lack. They are ectoparasites of a wide range of host species, and some are vectors of pathogens that can cause human disease.
Species
hard ticks
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderIxodida
- FamilyIxodidae
Habitatmarine
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Research
34,439 papers- Interactions between hard ticks (Ixodidae) and bacterial tick-borne pathogens.Annals of parasitology · 2023
- Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia.Zootaxa · 2019
- Emerging tickborne viruses vectored by Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae): Heartland and Bourbon viruses.
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7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Classification
- Medical importance
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the three families of ticks, consisting of 750 species, . They are known as 'hard ticks' because they have a scutum or hard shield, which the other major family of ticks, the 'soft ticks' (Argasidae), lack. They are ectoparasites of a wide range of host species, and some are vectors of pathogens that can cause human disease.
==Description==