Ixodes ricinus

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 8 meters (26 feet).Standard Deviation = 39.370 based on 4 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Acarus ambulantium Gmelin, 1802
2. Acarus caraborum Fabricius, 1794
3. Acarus collurionis Scopoli, 1763
4. Acarus fuscus Vallot, 1801
5. Acarus hirudo Fabricius, 1781
6. Acarus holsatus Fabricius, 1787
7. Acarus lipsiensis Fabricius, 1775
8. Acarus putorii Razoumowski, 1789
9. Acarus reduvius Linnaeus, 1746
10. Acarus ricinoides De Geer, 1778
11. Acarus ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
12. Acarus rufipes Gmelin, 1790
13. Acarus sanguisugus Linnaeus, 1758
14. Acarus tristriatus Panzer, 1798
15. Acarus vulgaris Fabricius, 1794
16. Acarus (Amblyomma) ricinoides Oudemans, 1929
17. Amblyomma sanguisugum Koch, 1844
18. Crotonus ricinus Duméril, 1829
19. Cynorhaestes hermanni Risso, 1826
20. Cynorhaestes megathyreus Risso, 1826
21. Cynorhaestes ricinus Hermann, 1804
22. Euixodes reduvius Stephens & Christophers, 1908
23. Euixodes ricinus Bonnet, 1908
24. Ixodes areolaris Olenev, 1936
25. Ixodes bipunctatus Risso, 1826
26. Ixodes fodiens Murray, 1877
27. Ixodes fouisseur Mégnin, 1867
28. Ixodes fuscus Koch, 1844
29. Ixodes holsatus Fabricius, 1805
30. Ixodes lacertae Koch, 1844
31. Ixodes lipsiensis Fabricius, 1805
32. Ixodes marginalis Hahn, 1835
33. Ixodes megathyreus Leach, 1815
34. Ixodes nigricans Neumann, 1908
35. Ixodes ovatus Neumann, 1899
36. Ixodes pustularum Mégnin, 1866
37. Ixodes reduvius Latreille, 1804
38. Ixodes ricinus oncorhyncha Schulze, 1939
39. Ixodes rufus Koch, 1844
40. Ixodes sanguisugus Fabricius, 1805
41. Ixodes sciuri Koch, 1844
42. Ixodes sulcatus Koch, 1844
43. Ixodes trabeatus Audouin, 1832
44. Ixodes tristriatus Koch, 1844
45. Ixodes vicinus Verrill, 1870
46. Ixodes vulgaris Fabricius, 1805
47. Ixodes (Ixodes) nigricans Neumann, 1911
48. Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus Neumann, 1911
49. Pseudixodes holsatus Haller, 1882
50. Ricinus caninis Valmont de Bomare, 1791
51. Ricinus caninus Ray, 1710
52. Ricinus lacertarum Contarini, 1847

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Horak I.G., 03-Jan-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ixodes

There are approximately 253 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

I. abrocomae · I. acuminatus (Southern Rodent Tick) · I. acutitarsus · I. affinis · I. albignaci · I. alluaudi · I. amarali · I. amersoni · I. anatis (Kiwi Tick) · I. andinus · I. angustus · I. antechini · I. apronophorus (Marsh Tick) · I. arabukiensis · I. aragaoi · I. arboricola (Tree-Hole Tick) · I. arebiensis · I. asanumai · I. aulacodi · I. auriculaelongae · I. auritulus · I. australiensis · I. baergi · I. bakeri · I. banksi · I. bedfordi · I. bequaerti · I. berlesei · I. bivari · I. boliviensis · I. brewsterae · I. browningi · I. brumpti · I. brunneus · I. calcarhebes · I. caledonicus (Northern Bird Tick) · I. canisuga (Dog Tick) · I. capromydis · I. catherinei · I. cavipalpus · I. ceylonensis · I. chilensis · I. cinctus · I. colasbelcouri · I. collocaliae · I. columnae · I. conepati · I. confusus · I. cookei (American Castor Bean Tick) · I. cooleyi · I. copei · I. cordifer · I. cornuae · I. cornuatus (Tasmanian Paralysis Tick) · I. corwini · I. crenulatus · I. cuernavacensis · I. cumulatimpunctatus · I. dampfi · I. daveyi · I. dawesi · I. dendrolagi · I. dentatus · I. dicei · I. diomedeae · I. diversifossus · I. djaronensis · I. domerguei · I. downsi · I. drakensbergensis · I. eadsi · I. eastoni · I. eichhorni · I. eldaricus · I. elongatus · I. eudyptidis (New Zealand Seabird Tick) · I. euplecti · I. evansi · I. fecialis · I. festai (Festa's North African Russet Tick) · I. filippovae · I. flavidus · I. fossulatus · I. frontalis (Passerine Tick) · I. fuscipes · I. galapagoensis · I. ghilarovi · I. gibbosus · I. granulatus · I. gregsoni · I. guatemalensis · I. hearlei · I. heinrichi · I. hexagonus (European Dog Tick) · I. himalayensis (Himalayan Small-Mammal Ixodid) · I. hirsti (Hirst's Marsupial Tick) · I. holocyclus · I. hoogstraali · I. howelli · I. humanus

Bibliography

• Camicas, J.-L., Hervy, J.-P. ; Adam, F. & Morel, P.-C. (1998): Les Tiques du monde (Acarida, Ixodida), Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpement en Cooperation, Paris

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 31, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• TicksBase
• TicksBase, 5.6, 2005.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Arthropod fauna in christmas tree plantations
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Biological Records Centre - Ticks (Ixodoidea) distribution for the British Isles

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6046791
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Tic-694
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14491766
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 626567

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