Ixodes
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Ixodes is a genus of hard-bodied ticks. It includes important disease vectors of animals and humans, and some species inject toxins that can cause paralysis. Some ticks in this genus may transmit the
Ixodus ricinus 5x
Ixodes hexagonus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes scapularis
Ixodidae
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The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the three families of ticks, consisting of 750 species, as of 2025. They are known as 'hard ticks' because they have a scutum or hard s
Ixodes
…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…
The Ixodidae is composed of a wide range of genera. The family is distinguished by the presence of a hard, shell-like scutum
Amblyomma americanum tick