Ixodidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ixodidae

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:family
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Arachnida
gptkbp:commonName	hard ticks
gptkbp:containsGenus	gptkb:Amblyomma gptkb:Dermacentor gptkb:Haemaphysalis gptkb:Ixodes gptkb:Rhipicephalus Boophilus Hyalomma
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:William_Elford_Leach
gptkbp:describedYear	1815
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature	gptkb:Argasidae hard dorsal scutum visible mouthparts from above
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:foragingBehavior	blood-feeding ectoparasite
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifeStage	gptkb:larva gptkb:meat gptkb:nymph adult
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	over 700
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Ixodida
gptkbp:parasitizes	birds mammals reptiles
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:significance	disease vector
gptkbp:subfamily	gptkb:Ixodida
gptkbp:vectorFor	gptkb:Rocky_Mountain_spotted_fever gptkb:anaplasmosis gptkb:babesiosis gptkb:tick-borne_encephalitis Lyme disease
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Amblyomma_americanum gptkb:Dermacentor_variabilis gptkb:Haemaphysalis_longicornis gptkb:Ixodes_scapularis gptkb:Ixodida gptkb:Rhipicephalus_sanguineus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ixodidae