Ixodes tasmani | |
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Scientific classification | |
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]