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Ixodidae

Known as: scale ticks, Hard Ticks, Tick, Hardbacked 
A family of hardbacked TICKS, in the subclass ACARI. Genera include DERMACENTOR and IXODES among others.
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Review
2017
Review
2017
As long-term pool feeders, ticks have developed myriad strategies to remain discreetly but solidly attached to their hosts for… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
When attempting to feed on their hosts, ticks face the problem of host hemostasis (the vertebrate mechanisms that prevent blood… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
  • 2008
  • Corpus ID: 260814550
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
BackgroundTicks are vectors for a variety of viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases in human and domestic animals. To survive… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The presence, internal distribution, and phylogenetic position of endosymbiotic bacteria from four species of specific-pathogen… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Bites from the hard tick Amblyomma americanum are associated with a Lyme disease-like illness in the southern United States. To… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Ticks are parasitiform mites that are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. A… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Six genera and 27 species of hard ticks (Ixodidae) currently are recognized in the United States east of the Mississippi River as…