''Ixodes'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of hard-bodied

tick Ticks (order Ixodida) are parasitic arachnids that are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, species, and "fullness". Ticks are external parasites, living by ...

s (family

Ixodidae The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the three families of ticks, consisting of over 700 species. They are known as 'hard ticks' because they have a scutum or hard shield, which the other major family of ticks, the 'so ...

). It includes important disease vectors of animals and humans (

tick-borne disease Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents transmitted by tick bites. They are caused by infection with a variety of pathogens, including rickettsia and other types of bacteria, viruses, and pro ...

), and some species (notably ''

Ixodes holocyclus ''Ixodes holocyclus'', commonly known as the Australian paralysis tick, is one of about 75 species in the Australian tick fauna and is considered the most medically important. It can cause paralysis by injecting neurotoxins into its host. It is ...

'') inject toxins that can cause paralysis. Some ticks in this genus may transmit the

pathogenic bacterium Pathogenic bacteria are bacteria that can cause disease. This article focuses on the bacteria that are pathogenic to humans. Most species of bacteria are harmless and are often beneficial but others can cause infectious diseases. The number of th ...

Borrelia burgdorferi ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' is a bacterial species of the spirochete class in the genus '' Borrelia'', and is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease in humans. Along with a few similar genospecies, some of which also cause Lyme disease, it ...

'' responsible for causing

Lyme disease Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a vector-borne disease caused by the '' Borrelia'' bacterium, which is spread by ticks in the genus '' Ixodes''. The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema ...

. Additional organisms that may be transmitted by ''Ixodes'' are parasites from the genus ''

Babesia ''Babesia'', also called ''Nuttallia'', is an apicomplexan parasite that infects red blood cells and is transmitted by ticks. Originally discovered by the Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeș in 1888, over 100 species of ''Babesia'' have since ...

'', which cause

babesiosis Babesiosis or piroplasmosis is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with a eukaryotic parasite in the order Piroplasmida, typically a '' Babesia'' or ''Theileria'', in the phylum Apicomplexa. Human babesiosis transmission vi ...

, and bacteria from the related genus ''

Anaplasma ''Anaplasma'' is a genus of bacteria of the alphaproteobacterial order Rickettsiales, family Anaplasmataceae. ''Anaplasma'' species reside in host blood cells and lead to the disease anaplasmosis. The disease most commonly occurs in areas where ...

'', which cause

anaplasmosis Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease affecting ruminants, dogs, and horses, and is caused by '' Anaplasma'' bacteria. Anaplasmosis is an infectious but not contagious disease. Anaplasmosis can be transmitted through mechanical and biological vecto ...

Species

These species are recognised within the genus ''Ixodes'': *''

Ixodes abrocomae ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Lahille, 1917 *''

Ixodes acer ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Apanaskevich & Schenk, 2020 *''

Ixodes acuminatus ''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 cause paralysis. Som ...

'' Neumann, 1901 *''

Ixodes acutitarsus ''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 cause paralysis. Som ...

'' (Karsch, 1880) *''

Ixodes affinis ''Ixodes affinis'' is a species of tick in the genus '' Ixodes''. Some reported hosts are: *'' Thryothorus ludovicianus'' (Georgia)Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1 *''Blarina carolinensis'' (Georgia) *'' Scalopus aquaticus'' (Georgia)Wilson ...

'' Neumann, 1899 *''

Ixodes albignaci ''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 cause paralysis. Som ...

'' Uilenberg & Hoogstraal, 1969 *''

Ixodes alluaudi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Neumann, 1913 *''

Ixodes amarali ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Fonseca, 1935 *''

Ixodes amersoni ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Kohls, 1966 *''

Ixodes anatis ''Ixodes anatis,'' also called the kiwi tick, is a species of tick in the arthropod family Ixodidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and mainly parasitizes Kiwi (bird), kiwi (family Apterygidae). Taxonomy ''Ixodes anatis'' Chilton (1904), also ca ...

'' Chilton, 1904 *''

Ixodes andinus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Kohls, 1956 *'' Ixodes angustus'' Neumann, 1899 *''

Ixodes antechini ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Roberts, 1960 *''

Ixodes apronophorus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Schulze, 1924 *''

Ixodes arabukiensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1959 *''

Ixodes aragaoi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Fonseca, 1935 *''

Ixodes arboricola ''Ixodes arboricola'', also called the tree-hole tick, is a species of tick that parasitises small passerine birds. It is among the most common species on the house sparrow. References

Ixodes, arboricola Animals described in 1930 Parasi ...

'' Schulze & Schlottke, 1930 *''

Ixodes arebiensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1956 *'' Ixodes asanumai'' Kitaoka, 1973 *'' Ixodes aulacodi'' Arthur, 1956 *'' Ixodes auriculaelongae'' Arthur, 1958 *''

Ixodes auritulus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Neumann, 1904 *''

Ixodes australiensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Neumann, 1904 *''

Ixodes baergi ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' Cooley & Kohls, 1942 *''

Ixodes bakeri ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur & Clifford, 1961 *'' Ixodes banksi'' Bishopp, 1911 *''

Ixodes barkeri ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Barker, 2019 *''

Ixodes bedfordi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1959 *'' Ixodes bequaerti'' Cooley & Kohls, 1945 *''

Ixodes berlesei ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' Birula, 1895 *''

Ixodes bivari ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Santos Dias, 1990 *'' Ixodes boliviensis'' Neumann, 1904 *''

Ixodes brewsterae ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982 *''

Ixodes browningi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1956 *'' Ixodes brumpti'' Morel, 1965 *'' Ixodes brunneus'' Koch, 1844 *''

Ixodes calcarhebes ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' Arthur & Zulu, 1980 *''

Ixodes caledonicus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Nuttall, 1910 *''

Ixodes canisuga ''Ixodes canisuga'', the dog tick, is a species of tick in the family Ixodidae that can be found in Russia and throughout Europe where it feeds on foxes, cats, dogs, horses, badgers and sheep. It has a thick cuticle which allows it to withstand ...

'' Johnston, 1849 *''

Ixodes capromydis ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' Cerný, 1966 *''

Ixodes catherinei ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982 *''

Ixodes cavipalpus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Nuttall & Warburton, 1908 *'' Ixodes ceylonensis'' Kohls, 1950 *'' Ixodes chilensis'' Kohls, 1956 *'' Ixodes colasbelcouri'' Arthur, 1957 *''

Ixodes collocaliae ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' Schulze, 1937 *''

Ixodes columnae ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Takada & Fujita, 1992 *'' Ixodes conepati'' Cooley & Kohls, 1943 *''

Ixodes confusus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Roberts, 1960 *''

Ixodes cookei ''Ixodes cookei'' is a species of tick in the genus ''Ixodes''. It is normally a parasite of carnivorans, such as raccoons, foxes, and weasels, but has also been recorded on the groundhog (''Marmota monax'') and the marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys pal ...

'' Packard, 1869 *''

Ixodes cooleyi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Aragão & Fonseca, 1951 *''

Ixodes copei ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Wilson, 1980 *'' Ixodes cordifer'' Neumann, 1908 *''

Ixodes cornuae ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1960 *''

Ixodes cornuatus ''Ixodes cornuatus'', commonly known as the Tasmanian paralysis tick, is one of about 75 species of Australian tick Ticks (order Ixodida) are parasitic arachnids that are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approx ...

'' Roberts, 1960 *''

Ixodes corwini ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982 *''

Ixodes crenulatus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Koch, 1844 *''

Ixodes cuernavacensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Kohls & Clifford, 1966 *''

Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Schulze, 1943 *'' Ixodes dampfi'' Cooley, 1943 *''

Ixodes daveyi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Nuttall, 1913 *'' Ixodes dawesi'' Arthur, 1956 *'' Ixodes dendrolagi'' Wilson, 1967 *''

Ixodes dentatus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Marx, 1899 *''

Ixodes dicei ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Keirans & Ajohda, 2003 *'' Ixodes diomedeae'' Arthur, 1958 *'' Ixodes diversifossus'' Neumann, 1899 *'' Ixodes djaronensis'' Neumann, 1907 *''

Ixodes domerguei ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Uilenberg & Hoogstraal, 1965 *'' Ixodes downsi'' Kohls, 1957 *'' Ixodes drakensbergensis'' Clifford, Theiler & Baker, 1975 *''

Ixodes eadsi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Kohls & Clifford, 1964 *''

Ixodes eastoni ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Keirans & Clifford, 1983 *''

Ixodes eichhorni ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Nuttall, 1916 *'' Ixodes eldaricus'' Dzhaparidze, 1950 *''

Ixodes elongatus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Bedford, 1929 *''

Ixodes eudyptidis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Maskell, 1885 *''

Ixodes euplecti ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1958 *''

Ixodes evansi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1956 *'' Ixodes fecialis'' Warburton & Nuttall, 1909 *''

Ixodes festai ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Rondelli, 1926 *''

Ixodes fossulatus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Neumann, 1899 *''

Ixodes frontalis ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' Panzer, 1798 *'' Ixodes fuscipes'' Koch, 1844 *''

Ixodes galapagoensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Clifford & Hoogstraal, 1980 *'' Ixodes ghilarovi'' Filippova & Panova, 1988 *'' Ixodes gibbosus'' Nuttall, 1916 *''

Ixodes giluwensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Apanaskevich & Schenk, 2020 *''

Ixodes goliath ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Apanaskevich and Lemon, 2018 *'' Ixodes granulatus'' Supino, 1897 *''

Ixodes gregsoni ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Lindquist, Wu & Redner, 1999 *''

Ixodes guatemalensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Kohls, 1956 *''

Ixodes hearlei ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Gregson, 1941 *'' Ixodes heathi'' Kwak, Madden & Wicker, 2018 *''

Ixodes heinrichi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1962 *''

Ixodes hexagonus ''Ixodes hexagonus'', also known by the common name hedgehog tick, is a tick species in the genus '' Ixodes''. It is a parasite of the European hedgehog. Appearance Characteristically the female adult hedgehog tick have a heart shaped scutum. ...

'' Leach, 1815 *'' Ixodes himalayensis'' Dhanda & Kulkarni, 1969 *'' Ixodes hirsti'' Hassall, 1931 *''

'' Neumann, 1899 *''

Ixodes hoogstraali ''Ixodes hoogstraali'' is a species of tick endemic to the higher mountains of southwestern Arabia. The type specimens were collected at elevation near Ma'bar, Yemen, on king jirds (''Meriones rex buryi'' Thomas), trapped beside a well in dry f ...

'' Arthur, 1955 *'' Ixodes howelli'' Cooley & Kohls, 1938 *''

Ixodes hyatti ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Clifford, Hoogstraal & Kohls, 1971 *'' Ixodes hydromyidis'' Swan, 1931 *''

Ixodes jacksoni ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Hoogstraal, 1967 *''

Ixodes jellisoni ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Cooley & Kohls, 1938 *''

Ixodes jonesae ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Kohls, Sonenshine & Clifford, 1969 *''

Ixodes kaiseri ''Ixodes kaiseri'' is an Old World species of ixodid tick that parasitizes badgers, foxes, steppe polecats, raccoon dogs, and common hedgehogs in forest habitats and along heavily overgrown riverbanks and depressions in steppe habitats; they ha ...

'' Arthur, 1957 *''

Ixodes kaschmiricus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Pomerantsev, 1948 *'' Ixodes kazakstani'' Olenev & Sorokoumov, 1934 *''

Ixodes kerguelenensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' André & Colas-Belcour, 1942 *''

Ixodes kingi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Bishopp, 1911 *''

Ixodes kohlsi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1955 *''

Ixodes kopsteini ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Oudemans, 1926 *''

Ixodes kuntzi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Hoogstraal & Kohls, 1965 *'' Ixodes laguri'' Olenev, 1929 *''

Ixodes lasallei ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Méndez Arocha & Ortiz, 1958 *'' Ixodes latus'' Arthur, 1958 *''

Ixodes laysanensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Wilson, 1964 *''

Ixodes lemuris ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1958 *'' Ixodes lewisi'' Arthur, 1965 *''

Ixodes lividus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Koch, 1844 *''

Ixodes longiscutatus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Boero, 1944 *''

Ixodes loricatus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Neumann, 1899 *'' Ixodes loveridgei'' Arthur, 1958 *''

Ixodes luciae ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Sénevet, 1940 *''

Ixodes lunatus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Neumann, 1907 *''

Ixodes luxuriosus ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Schulze, 1932 *''

Ixodes macfarlanei ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982 *''

Ixodes malayensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Kohls, 1962 *'' Ixodes marmotae'' Cooley & Kohls, 1938 *''

Ixodes marxi ''Ixodes marxi'' is a species of tick, commonly known as the squirrel tick. It is a known vector of Powassan virus and can transmit the virus to human beings. These ticks can be found in numerous states of the United States as well as numerous C ...

'' Banks, 1908 *''

Ixodes maslovi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Emelyanova & Kozlovskaya, 1967 *''

Ixodes matopi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Spickett, Keirans, Norval & Clifford, 1981 *'' Ixodes mexicanus'' Cooley & Kohls, 1942 *'' Ixodes microgalei'' Apanaskevich, Soarimalala & Goodman, 2013 *''

Ixodes minor ''Ixodes minor'' is a species of tick in the genus ''Ixodes''. Some reported hosts are: *'' Cardinalis cardinalis'' (Georgia)Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1 *'' Seiurus noveboracensis'' (Georgia) *'' Thryothorus ludovicianus'' (Georgia) *'' ...

'' Neumann, 1902 *''

Ixodes minutae ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Arthur, 1959 *'' Ixodes mirzai'' Apanaskevich & Schenk, 2020 *''

Ixodes mitchelli ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' Kohls, Clifford & Hoogstraal, 1970 *'' Ixodes monospinosus'' Saito, 1968 *'' Ixodes montoyanus'' Cooley, 1944 *'' Ixodes moreli'' Arthur, 1957 *'' Ixodes moscharius'' Teng, 1982 *''

Ixodes moschiferi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Nemenz, 1968 *'' Ixodes muniensis'' Arthur & Burrow, 1957 *'' Ixodes muris'' Bishopp & Smith, 1937 *''

Ixodes murreleti ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Cooley & Kohls, 1945 *'' Ixodes myospalacis'' Teng, 1986 *'' Ixodes myotomys'' Clifford & Hoogstraal, 1970 *''

Ixodes myrmecobii ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Roberts, 1962 *''

Ixodes nairobiensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Nuttall, 1916 *''

Ixodes nchisiensis ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' Arthur, 1958 *''

Ixodes nectomys ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Kohls, 1956 *''

Ixodes neitzi ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Clifford, Walker & Keirans, 1977 *''

Ixodes nesomys ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Uilenberg & Hoogstraal, 1969 *''

Ixodes neuquenensis ''Ixodes neuquenensis'' is a species of tick that lives on the monito del monte (''Dromiciops gliroides''), a nocturnal marsupial that lives in the temperate forests of southern South America. Due to the near-threatened status of its host, ''Ixod ...

'' Ringuelet, 1947 *'' Ixodes nicolasi'' Santos Dias, 1982 *''

Ixodes nipponensis ''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 cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Kitaoka & Saito, 1967 *''Ixodes nitens'' Neumann, 1904 *''Ixodes nuttalli'' Lahille, 1913 *''Ixodes nuttallianus'' Schulze, 1930 *''Ixodes occultus'' Pomerantsev, 1946 *''Ixodes ochotonae'' Gregson, 1941 *''Ixodes okapiae'' Arthur, 1956 *''Ixodes oldi'' Nuttall, 1913 *''Ixodes ornithorhynchi'' Lucas, 1846 *''Ixodes ovatus'' Neumann, 1899 *''Ixodes pacificus'' Cooley & Kohls, 1943 *''Ixodes paranaensis'' Barros-Battesti, Arzua, Pichorim & Keirans, 2003 *''Ixodes pararicinus'' Keirans & Clifford, ''in'' Keirans, Clifford, Guglielmone & Mangold, 1985 *''Ixodes pavlovskyi'' Pomerantsev, 1946 *''Ixodes percavatus'' Neumann, 1906 *''Ixodes peromysci'' Augustson, 1940 *''Ixodes persulcatus'' Schulze, 1930 *''Ixodes petauristae'' Warburton, 1933 *''Ixodes philipi'' Keirans & Kohls, 1970 *''Ixodes pilosus'' Koch, 1844 *''Ixodes planiscutatus'' Apanaskevich & Schenk, 2020 *''Ixodes pomerantzi'' Kohls, 1956 *''Ixodes pomeranzevi'' Serdyukova, 1941 *''Ixodes priscicollaris'' Schulze, 1932 *''Ixodes procaviae'' Arthur & Burrow, 1957 *''Ixodes prokopjevi'' (Emelyanova, 1979) *''Ixodes radfordi'' Kohls, 1948 *''Ixodes rageaui'' Arthur, 1958 *''Ixodes randrianasoloi'' Uilenberg & Hoogstraal, 1969 *''Ixodes rangtangensis'' Teng, 1973 *''Ixodes rasus'' Neumann, 1899 *''Ixodes redikorzevi'' Olenev, 1927 *''Ixodes rhabdomysae'' Arthur, 1959 *''Ixodes ricinus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Ixodes rothschildi'' Nuttall & Warburton, 1911 *''Ixodes rotundatus'' Arthur, 1958 *''Ixodes rubicundus'' Neumann, 1904 *''Ixodes rubidus'' Neumann, 1901 *''Ixodes rugicollis'' Schulze & Schlottke, 1930 *''Ixodes rugosus'' Bishopp, 1911 *''Ixodes sachalinensis'' Filippova, 1971 *''Ixodes scapularis'' Say, 1821 *''Ixodes schillingsi'' Neumann, 1901 *''Ixodes schulzei'' Aragão & Fonseca, 1951 *''Ixodes sculptus'' Neumann, 1904 *''Ixodes semenovi'' Olenev, 1929 *''Ixodes serrafreirei'' Amorim, Gazeta, Bossi & Linhares, 2003 *''Ixodes shahi'' Clifford, Hoogstraal & Kohls, 1971 *''Ixodes siamensis'' Kitaoka & Suzuki, 1983 *''Ixodes sigelos'' Keirans, Clifford & Corwin, 1976 *''Ixodes signatus'' Birula, 1895 *''Ixodes simplex'' Neumann, 1906 *''Ixodes sinaloa'' Kohls & Clifford, 1966 *''Ixodes sinensis'' Teng, 1977 *''Ixodes soarimalalae'' Apanaskevich & Goodman, 2020 *''Ixodes soricis'' Gregson, 1942 *''Ixodes spinae'' Arthur, 1958 *''Ixodes spinicoxalis'' Neumann, 1899 *''Ixodes spinipalpis'' Hadwen & Nuttall, 1916 *''Ixodes steini'' Schulze, 1932 *''Ixodes stellae'' Apanaskevich & Schenk, 2020 *''Ixodes stilesi'' Neumann, 1911 *''Ixodes stromi'' Filippova, 1957 *''Ixodes subterranus'' Filippova, 1961 *''Ixodes succineus'' Weidner, 1964 *''Ixodes taglei'' Kohls, 1969 *''Ixodes tamaulipas'' Kohls & Clifford, 1966 *''Ixodes tancitarius'' Cooley & Kohls, 1942 *''Ixodes tanuki'' Saito, 1964 *''Ixodes tapirus'' Kohls, 1956 *''Ixodes tasmani'' Neumann, 1899 *''Ixodes tecpanensis'' Kohls, 1956 *''Ixodes tertiarius'' Scudder *''Ixodes texanus'' Banks, 1909 *''Ixodes theilerae'' Arthur, 1953 *''Ixodes thomasae'' Arthur & Burrow, 1957 *''Ixodes tiptoni'' Kohls & Clifford, 1962 *''Ixodes tovari'' Cooley, 1945 *''Ixodes transvaalensis'' Clifford & Hoogstraal, 1966 *''Ixodes trianguliceps'' Birula, 1895 *''Ixodes trichosuri'' Roberts, 1960 *''Ixodes tropicalis'' Kohls, 1956 *''Ixodes turdus'' Nakatsuji, 1942 *''Ixodes ugandanus'' Neumann, 1906 *''Ixodes uilenbergi'' Apanaskevich & Goodman, 2020 *''Ixodes uncus'' Apanaskevich & Goodman, 2020 *''Ixodes unicavatus'' Neumann, 1908 *''Ixodes uriae'' White, 1852 *''Ixodes vanidicus'' Schulze, 1943 *''Ixodes venezuelensis'' Kohls, 1953 *''Ixodes ventalloi'' Gil Collado, 1936 *''Ixodes vespertilionis'' Koch, 1844 *''Ixodes vestitus'' Neumann, 1908 *''Ixodes victoriensis'' Nuttall, 1916 *''Ixodes walkerae'' Clifford, Kohls & Hoogstraal, 1968 *''Ixodes werneri'' Kohls, 1950 *''Ixodes woodi'' Bishopp, 1911 *''Ixodes zaglossi'' Kohls, 1960 *''Ixodes zairensis'' Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982 *''Ixodes zumpti'' Arthur, 1960

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1951212 Ixodes, Ixodidae Acari genera Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille