Name
Ixodidae
tick
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Habitat
Terrestrial
Feeding
Ectoparasite, on mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and amphibians. Hematophagous
Distribution
Present on all continents
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Secondary body division into gnathosoma and idiosoma. Very little apparent segmentation or absent. With chelicerae, pedipalps and four pairs of walking legs
Additional information
Bibliography
- Estrada-Peña, A. (2015). Orden Ixodida: las garrapatas. Revista IDE@ - SEA, 13, 1-15. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_13.pdf
- Francisco José Márquez-Jiménez, F.J., Hidalgo-Pontiveros, A., Contreras-Chova, F., Rodríguez-Liébana, J.J. & Muniain-Ezcurra, M.A. (2005). Las garrapatas (Acarina: Ixodida) como transmisores y reservorios de microorganismos patógenos en España. Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clinica, 23, 94-102. DOI: 10.1157/13071613