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Rhipicephalus
Sign in to saveRhipicephalus is a genus of hard ticks in the family Ixodidae, consisting of about 90 species. While many species are native to tropical Africa, the genus is cosmopolitan, being found across the world. Several species are vectors of significant human and animal pathogens.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderIxodida
- FamilyIxodidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 336
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Ixodidae
- Collections
- INDRE-SSA, FCB-UANL
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Research
5,772 papers- The Rhipicephalus sanguineus group: updated list of species, geographical distribution, and vector competence.Parasites & vectors · 2024
- Multi-omics analysis of SFTS virus infection in Rhipicephalus microplus cells reveals antiviral tick factors.Nature communications · 2025
- Rhipicephalus simus ticks: new hosts for phleboviruses.Parasitology · 2024
- What's Eating You? Rhipicephalus Ticks Revisited.Cutis · 2024
- Reestablishment of Rhipicephalus secundus Feldman-Muhsam, 1952 (Acari: Ixodidae).Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2022
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Morphology
- Disease potential
- Sex pheromone studies
- Etymology
- Species
- Unrecognised
- ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' species complex
- Suspect
- Subgenus ''Boophilus''
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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Rhipicephalus is a genus of hard ticks in the family Ixodidae, consisting of about 90 species. While many species are native to tropical Africa, the genus is cosmopolitan, being found across the world. Several species are vectors of significant human and animal pathogens.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhipicephalus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.