''Ixodes'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 'sof ...

). 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 proto ...

), 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 u ...

'') 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 t ...

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 make ...

'' 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 migran ...

. 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 via ti ...

, 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 vector ...

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 Vector (epidemiology), vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can ca ...

'' 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. Some ti ...

'' 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. Some ti ...

'' (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 an ...

'' 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. Some ti ...

'' 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'' Fonseca, 1935 *'' Ixodes amersoni'' Kohls, 1966 *'' Ixodes anatis'' Chilton, 1904 *'' Ixodes andinus'' Kohls, 1956 *'' Ixodes angustus'' Neumann, 1899 *'' Ixodes antechini'' Roberts, 1960 *'' Ixodes apronophorus'' Schulze, 1924 *'' Ixodes arabukiensis'' Arthur, 1959 *'' Ixodes aragaoi'' Fonseca, 1935 *'' Ixodes arboricola'' Schulze & Schlottke, 1930 *'' Ixodes arebiensis'' Arthur, 1956 *'' Ixodes asanumai'' Kitaoka, 1973 *'' Ixodes aulacodi'' Arthur, 1956 *'' Ixodes auriculaelongae'' Arthur, 1958 *'' Ixodes auritulus'' 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 t ...

'' Neumann, 1904 *'' Ixodes baergi'' Cooley & Kohls, 1942 *'' Ixodes bakeri'' Arthur & Clifford, 1961 *'' Ixodes banksi'' Bishopp, 1911 *'' Ixodes barkeri'' Barker, 2019 *'' Ixodes bedfordi'' Arthur, 1959 *'' Ixodes bequaerti'' Cooley & Kohls, 1945 *'' Ixodes berlesei'' Birula, 1895 *'' Ixodes bivari'' Santos Dias, 1990 *''

Ixodes boliviensis ''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 brewsterae'' Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982 *'' Ixodes browningi'' Arthur, 1956 *'' Ixodes brumpti'' Morel, 1965 *''

Ixodes brunneus ''Ixodes brunneus'' is a species of tick in the genus ''Ixodes''. It is normally a parasite of birds, but has also been recorded on the marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris'').Wilson and Durden, 2003, p. 1209 See also *List of parasites of ...

'' Koch, 1844 *''

Ixodes calcarhebes ''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 & Zulu, 1980 *'' Ixodes caledonicus'' 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 vectors of animals and humans (tick-borne disease), and some species (notably ''Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can cause paralysis. Some ti ...

'' Cerný, 1966 *'' Ixodes catherinei'' Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982 *'' Ixodes cavipalpus'' Nuttall & Warburton, 1908 *'' Ixodes ceylonensis'' Kohls, 1950 *'' Ixodes chilensis'' Kohls, 1956 *'' Ixodes colasbelcouri'' Arthur, 1957 *'' Ixodes collocaliae'' Schulze, 1937 *'' Ixodes columnae'' Takada & Fujita, 1992 *''

Ixodes conepati ''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, 1943 *''

Ixodes confusus ''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 ...

'' Roberts, 1960 *'' Ixodes cookei'' Packard, 1869 *'' Ixodes cooleyi'' 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 Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents tr ...

'' Wilson, 1980 *'' Ixodes cordifer'' Neumann, 1908 *'' Ixodes cornuae'' Arthur, 1960 *'' Ixodes cornuatus'' Roberts, 1960 *'' Ixodes corwini'' Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982 *'' Ixodes crenulatus'' 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'' Schulze, 1943 *'' Ixodes dampfi'' Cooley, 1943 *'' Ixodes daveyi'' 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 t ...

'' Keirans & Ajohda, 2003 *'' Ixodes diomedeae'' Arthur, 1958 *''

Ixodes diversifossus ''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 djaronensis'' Neumann, 1907 *'' Ixodes domerguei'' Uilenberg & Hoogstraal, 1965 *'' Ixodes downsi'' Kohls, 1957 *'' Ixodes drakensbergensis'' Clifford, Theiler & Baker, 1975 *'' Ixodes eadsi'' 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'' Nuttall, 1916 *'' Ixodes eldaricus'' Dzhaparidze, 1950 *'' Ixodes elongatus'' Bedford, 1929 *'' Ixodes eudyptidis'' Maskell, 1885 *'' Ixodes euplecti'' 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'' 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 t ...

'' Neumann, 1899 *'' Ixodes frontalis'' Panzer, 1798 *'' Ixodes fuscipes'' Koch, 1844 *''

Ixodes galapagoensis ''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 ...

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

Ixodes gibbosus ''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 ...

'' Nuttall, 1916 *'' Ixodes giluwensis'' Apanaskevich & Schenk, 2020 *'' Ixodes goliath'' Apanaskevich and Lemon, 2018 *'' Ixodes granulatus'' Supino, 1897 *'' Ixodes gregsoni'' Lindquist, Wu & Redner, 1999 *'' Ixodes guatemalensis'' 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 t ...

'' Gregson, 1941 *'' Ixodes heathi'' Kwak, Madden & Wicker, 2018 *'' Ixodes heinrichi'' 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 The European hedgehog (''Erinaceus europaeus''), also known as the West European hedgehog ...

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

'' Neumann, 1899 *'' Ixodes hoogstraali'' Arthur, 1955 *'' Ixodes howelli'' Cooley & Kohls, 1938 *'' Ixodes hyatti'' Clifford, Hoogstraal & Kohls, 1971 *'' Ixodes hydromyidis'' Swan, 1931 *'' Ixodes jacksoni'' Hoogstraal, 1967 *'' Ixodes jellisoni'' Cooley & Kohls, 1938 *'' Ixodes jonesae'' Kohls, Sonenshine & Clifford, 1969 *'' Ixodes kaiseri'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Olenev & Sorokoumov, 1934 *'' Ixodes kerguelenensis'' 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'' Arthur, 1955 *'' Ixodes kopsteini'' Oudemans, 1926 *'' Ixodes kuntzi'' 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 ''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 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 t ...

'' 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 t ...

'' Arthur, 1958 *''

Ixodes lewisi ''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, 1965 *'' Ixodes lividus'' Koch, 1844 *'' Ixodes longiscutatus'' Boero, 1944 *'' Ixodes loricatus'' Neumann, 1899 *'' Ixodes loveridgei'' Arthur, 1958 *'' Ixodes luciae'' Sénevet, 1940 *'' Ixodes lunatus'' Neumann, 1907 *'' Ixodes luxuriosus'' Schulze, 1932 *'' Ixodes macfarlanei'' Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982 *'' Ixodes malayensis'' Kohls, 1962 *'' Ixodes marmotae'' Cooley & Kohls, 1938 *'' Ixodes marxi'' Banks, 1908 *'' Ixodes maslovi'' Emelyanova & Kozlovskaya, 1967 *'' Ixodes matopi'' 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) *''Zon ...

'' Neumann, 1902 *'' Ixodes minutae'' Arthur, 1959 *'' Ixodes mirzai'' Apanaskevich & Schenk, 2020 *'' Ixodes mitchelli'' Kohls, Clifford & Hoogstraal, 1970 *'' Ixodes monospinosus'' Saito, 1968 *'' Ixodes montoyanus'' Cooley, 1944 *'' Ixodes moreli'' Arthur, 1957 *'' Ixodes moscharius'' Teng, 1982 *'' Ixodes moschiferi'' Nemenz, 1968 *'' Ixodes muniensis'' Arthur & Burrow, 1957 *'' Ixodes muris'' Bishopp & Smith, 1937 *'' Ixodes murreleti'' Cooley & Kohls, 1945 *'' Ixodes myospalacis'' Teng, 1986 *'' Ixodes myotomys'' Clifford & Hoogstraal, 1970 *'' Ixodes myrmecobii'' Roberts, 1962 *'' Ixodes nairobiensis'' Nuttall, 1916 *''

Ixodes nchisiensis ''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 nectomys'' Kohls, 1956 *'' Ixodes neitzi'' Clifford, Walker & Keirans, 1977 *'' Ixodes nesomys'' 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'' Kitaoka & Saito, 1967 *'' Ixodes nitens'' Neumann, 1904 *'' Ixodes nuttalli'' Lahille, 1913 *'' Ixodes nuttallianus'' Schulze, 1930 *'' Ixodes occultus'' Pomerantsev, 1946 *''

Ixodes ochotonae ''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 ...

'' Gregson, 1941 *'' Ixodes okapiae'' Arthur, 1956 *''

Ixodes oldi ''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 ...

'' Nuttall, 1913 *'' Ixodes ornithorhynchi'' Lucas, 1846 *'' Ixodes ovatus'' Neumann, 1899 *''

Ixodes pacificus ''Ixodes pacificus'', the western black-legged tick, is a species of parasitic tick found on the western coast of North America. ''I. pacificus'' is a member of the ''Ixodidae'' (hard-bodied) family. It is the principal vector of Lyme disease in ...

'' Cooley & Kohls, 1943 *'' Ixodes paranaensis'' Barros-Battesti, Arzua, Pichorim & Keirans, 2003 *'' Ixodes pararicinus'' Keirans & Clifford, ''in'' Keirans, Clifford, Guglielmone & Mangold, 1985 *''

Ixodes pavlovskyi ''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, 1946 *''

Ixodes percavatus ''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, 1906 *''

Ixodes peromysci ''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 t ...

'' Augustson, 1940 *''

Ixodes persulcatus ''Ixodes persulcatus'', the taiga tick, is a species of hard-bodied tick distributed from Europe through central and northern Asia to the People’s Republic of China and Japan. The sexual dimorphism of the species is marked, the male being much ...

'' 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 ''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 & Burrow, 1957 *''

Ixodes prokopjevi ''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 ...

'' (Emelyanova, 1979) *'' Ixodes radfordi'' Kohls, 1948 *'' Ixodes rageaui'' Arthur, 1958 *'' Ixodes randrianasoloi'' Uilenberg & Hoogstraal, 1969 *'' Ixodes rangtangensis'' Teng, 1973 *''

Ixodes rasus ''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 ...

'' Neumann, 1899 *'' Ixodes redikorzevi'' Olenev, 1927 *'' Ixodes rhabdomysae'' Arthur, 1959 *''

Ixodes ricinus ''Ixodes ricinus'', the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disea ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Ixodes rothschildi'' Nuttall & Warburton, 1911 *'' Ixodes rotundatus'' Arthur, 1958 *''

Ixodes rubicundus ''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 rubidus'' Neumann, 1901 *'' Ixodes rugicollis'' Schulze & Schlottke, 1930 *'' Ixodes rugosus'' Bishopp, 1911 *'' Ixodes sachalinensis'' Filippova, 1971 *''

Ixodes scapularis ''Ixodes scapularis'' is commonly known as the deer tick or black-legged tick (although some people reserve the latter term for ''Ixodes pacificus'', which is found on the west coast of the US), and in some parts of the US as the bear tick. It wa ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Clifford, Hoogstraal & Kohls, 1971 *'' Ixodes siamensis'' Kitaoka & Suzuki, 1983 *''

Ixodes sigelos ''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 & Corwin, 1976 *'' Ixodes signatus'' Birula, 1895 *'' Ixodes simplex'' Neumann, 1906 *'' Ixodes sinaloa'' Kohls & Clifford, 1966 *''

Ixodes sinensis ''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 ...

'' Teng, 1977 *''

Ixodes soarimalalae ''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 t ...

'' 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 ''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 tasmani ''Ixodes tasmani'', colloquially known as the common marsupial tick, is an Australian species of hard-bodied tick. It is a common vector for certain pathogens. There are around 70 species of ticks found in Australia, 16 of which, ''Ixodes tasman ...

'' Neumann, 1899 *'' Ixodes tecpanensis'' Kohls, 1956 *'' Ixodes tertiarius'' Scudder *'' Ixodes texanus'' Banks, 1909 *''

Ixodes theilerae ''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, 1953 *'' Ixodes thomasae'' Arthur & Burrow, 1957 *''

Ixodes tiptoni ''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, 1962 *'' Ixodes tovari'' Cooley, 1945 *''

Ixodes transvaalensis ''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, 1966 *'' Ixodes trianguliceps'' Birula, 1895 *'' Ixodes trichosuri'' Roberts, 1960 *''

Ixodes tropicalis ''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 turdus ''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 ...

'' Nakatsuji, 1942 *'' Ixodes ugandanus'' Neumann, 1906 *'' Ixodes uilenbergi'' Apanaskevich & Goodman, 2020 *''

Ixodes uncus ''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 t ...

'' Apanaskevich & Goodman, 2020 *'' Ixodes unicavatus'' Neumann, 1908 *''

Ixodes uriae ''Ixodes uriae'', also known as the seabird tick, is a species of parasitic tick known to infest marine birds. It is native to many high latitude areas in the northern and southern hemispheres including Alaska, Canada, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Gre ...

'' 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 Ixodidae Acari genera Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille