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Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks

American Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis - female Pale beaver tick - Ixodes banksi American Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis Tick - Amblyomma maculatum Deer Tick - Dermacentor variabilis Tick - Amblyomma americanum American Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis Tick Found on Cat - Ixodes kingi
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Parasitiformes
Order Ixodida (Ticks)
Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)
Explanation of Names
Named after the genus Ixodes
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 23 April, 2005 - 9:50am
Additional contributions by McClarinJ, Chuck Entz
Last updated 30 December, 2006 - 11:26am

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