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Ixodes ricinus
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species of hard-bodied tick
OverviewAI-generated
*Ixodes ricinus* is a species of hard tick belonging to the family Ixodidae. It is classified within the order Ixodida, class Arachnida, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The species is named *Ixodes ricinus* Linnaeus, 1758, and is also referred to by the short name *I. ricinus*. Common names for this organism include 篦子硬蜱, Schapenteek, klíště obecné, and puutiainen.
Records of *Ixodes ricinus* have been documented in Austria and Sweden. Specimens are held by institutions such as INHS and MZLU. The species has been referenced by 102 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Ixodes ricinus
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderIxodida
- FamilyIxodidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 679
- With media
- 63
- Family
- Ixodidae
- Collections
- INHS, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Austria, Sweden
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ixodes ricinus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.