Ixodes persulcatus

Ix·o·des per·sul·ca·'tus

the taiga tick, a Eurasian species that is a vector for Russian spring-summer encephalitis and Lyme disease.

Ixodes

a genus of hard-bodied ticks in the family Ixodidae. Some species are vectors of disease.

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Ixodes angustus

a dog tick.

Ixodes canisuga

a dog tick found also on foxes and occasionally other species in Europe.

Ixodes cookei

found on most species.

Ixodes cornuatus

found on dogs and other species in Australia; may cause paralysis.

Ixodes dammini

a three-host tick, important transmitter of Borrelia burgdorferi in the USA.

Ixodes hexagonus

the hedgehog tick, found also on dogs and other species in Europe.

Ixodes holocyclus

a tick of bandicoots in Australia; found also on other species. Transmits Coxiella burnetii and causes tick paralysis by a toxin secreted by its salivary glands. It also produces a cardiovascular component which causes intense vasoconstriction, high blood pressure and death.

Ixodes kingi

the rotund tick of dogs.

Ixodes loricatus

a very rare infestation in New World primates.

Ixodes muris

the mouse tick, found on dogs.

Ixodes ornithorhynchi

the platypus tick.

Ixodes pacificus

the California black-legged tick, found on most species.

Ixodes persulcatus

transmits Babesia spp.

Ixodes pilosus

bush, sour-veld or russet tick found on most species. Does not cause paralysis.

Ixodes ricinus

the castor-bean tick, found on many species of mammals and birds in Europe. Transmits Babesia divergens, B. bovis, Anaplasma, tick pyemia, Coxiella burnetii, several human encephalitides and also causes paralysis.

Ixodes ricinus. By permission from Samour J, Avian Medicine, Mosby, 2000

Ixodes rubicundus

infests most species but not cat, horse or bird. Causes paralysis.

Ixodes rugosus

found on dogs.

Ixodes scapularis

shoulder or black-legged tick; found on most species. May transmit anaplasmosis and tularemia.

Ixodes sculptus

found on dogs.

Ixodes texanus

found on dogs.