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Ixodes ricinus  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1117549

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Acarus ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  
  Common Name(s): sheep tick [English]
  
    wood tick [English]
  
    deer tick [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumChelicerata  – cheliceriformes, quelicerado, queliceriforme  
                   ClassEuchelicerata   
                      SubclassArachnida  – araignées, aracnídeo, arachnids, arácnidos  
                         SuperorderParasitiformes   
                            OrderIxodida   
                               SuperfamilyIxodoidea   
                                  FamilyIxodidae   
                                     GenusIxodes Latreille, 1795  
                                        SpeciesIxodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) – sheep tick, wood tick, deer tick  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Richard G. Robbins  
  Notes: Emeritus Research Associate, Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD 20746-2863   
  Reference for: Ixodes ricinus    
       
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Durden, Lance A., Kimberlee B. Beckmen, and Robert F. Gerlach  
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: New Records of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) From Dogs, Cats, Humans, and Some Wild Vertebrates in Alaska: Invasion Potential   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 53, no. 6   
  Page(s): 1391-1395   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0022-2585   
  Notes: doi: 10.1093/jme/tjw128   
  Reference for: Ixodes ricinus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Guglielmone, Alberto A., Richard G. Robbins, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Trevor N. Petney, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2010   
  Article/Chapter Title: The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of valid species names   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 2528   
  Page(s): 1-28   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5326   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ixodes ricinus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Guglielmone, Alberto A., Richard G. Robbins, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Trevor N. Petney, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Hard Ticks of the World (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae)   
  Page(s): xiii + 738   
  Publisher: Springer Netherlands   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-94-007-74964   
  Notes: doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7497-1   
  Reference for: Ixodes ricinus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Walker, A. R., A. Bouattour, J.-L. Camicas, A. Estrada-Peña, I. G. Horak, A. A. Latif, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Ticks of Domestic Animals in Africa: a Guide to Identification of Species   
  Page(s): 1-221   
  Publisher: Atalanta   
  Publication Place: Houten, The Netherlands   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-9545173-0-X   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ixodes ricinus, deer tick [English], sheep tick [English], wood tick [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    Africa  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Alaska, Incidental  
 

 

    

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