genus Ixodes

Thesaurus

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genus Ixodes - type genus of the family Ixodidae Ixodesarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Ixodidae, Ixodidae - hard ticksdeer tick, Ixodes dammini - a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularisIxodes neotomae - a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood ratsIxodes pacificus, western black-legged tick - a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern Californiablack-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis - parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)Ixodes ricinus, sheep tick, sheep-tick - parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirocheteIxodes persulcatus - bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirocheteIxodes dentatus - usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood ratsIxodes spinipalpis - usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats