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Ixodidae

A family of hardbacked TICKS, in the subclass ACARI. Genera include DERMACENTOR and IXODES among others.

Year introduced: 2002

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400

MeSH Unique ID: D026863

Registry Number: txid6939

Entry Terms:

Ticks, Hardbacked
Hardbacked Tick
Hardbacked Ticks
Tick, Hardbacked
Hard Ticks
Hard Tick
Tick, Hard
Ticks, Hard

Previous Indexing:

Ticks (1965-2001)

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