Ixodes tasmani

Ixodes tasmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Ixodes
Species:
I. tasmani
Binomial name
Ixodes tasmani
Neumann, 1899
Range of I. tasmani (marked in red) in eastern Australia
Range of I. tasmani in eastern Australia. Red depicts a high population size while orange represents mid population size

Ixodes tasmani,[1][2] colloquially known as the common marsupial tick,[3] 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 tasmani included, are able to parasitize humans.[4]

  1. ^ "Ixodes tasmani Neumann, 1899". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  2. ^ "ITIS – Report: Ixodes tasmani". itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  3. ^ Murdoch, Fiona & Spratt, David (2005). "Ecology of the common marsupial tick (Ixodes tasmani Neumann) (Acarina:Ixodidae), in eastern Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology. 53 (6): 383–388. doi:10.1071/ZO05032.
  4. ^ Tick bite prevention, Australian Government Department of Health, retrieved 2021-12-10