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Ixodidae

The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the three families of ticks, consisting of 750 species, as of 2025. They are known as 'hard ticks' because they have a scutum or hard shield, which the other major family of ticks, the 'soft ticks' (Argasidae), lack. They are ectoparasites of a wide range of host species, and some are…

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Classification, Medical importance & Description

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Ixodidae

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples16
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Ixodidae

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related to Classification · 8
Ixodidae → Amblyocephalus, As, Fossil, Haematobothrion, Metastriata, Prostriata, The Ixodidae, The Metastriata
related to Description · 4
Ixodidae → Argasidae, In, Some, The Ixodidae
related to External links · 4
Ixodidae → Data, Wikimedia Commons, Wikispecies Media, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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species ticks family comprising hard argasidae vectors host genera scutum disease classification two 2025 ixodes medical importance also moult 18

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ixodidaerelated to ClassificationThe Ixodidae0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to ClassificationProstriata0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to ClassificationMetastriata0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to ClassificationThe Metastriata0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to ClassificationAmblyocephalus0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to ClassificationHaematobothrion0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to ClassificationAs0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to ClassificationFossil0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to DescriptionThe Ixodidae0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to DescriptionArgasidae0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to DescriptionIn0.60section
Ixodidaerelated to DescriptionSome0.60section

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