Organisms

Ixodidae

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

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Hard Ticks
  • Ticks, Hardbacked
  • Hard Tick
  • Hardbacked Tick
  • Hardbacked Ticks
  • Tick, Hard
  • Tick, Hardbacked
  • Ticks, Hard

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infestation: coord IM with TICK INFESTATIONS (IM)

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Ticks (1965-2001)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.166w.132w.832w.400w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ixodidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D026863. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D026863
  2. Ixodidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodidae
  3. Ixodidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1429304