| Ixodes tasmani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. tasmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Ixodes tasmani Neumann, 1899
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| 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]
- ^ "Ixodes tasmani Neumann, 1899". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "ITIS – Report: Ixodes tasmani". itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tick bite prevention, Australian Government Department of Health, retrieved 2021-12-10