Biology:Ixodes cornuatus
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Short description: Species of tick
| Ixodes cornuatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. cornuatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ixodes cornuatus Roberts, 1960
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Ixodes cornuatus, commonly known as the Tasmanian paralysis tick, is one of about 75 species of Australia n tick fauna. It is found across Tasmania and Victoria. It has been responsible for several cases of envenomation in humans and the death of one cat.[1]
Ixodes cornuatus has been implicated in the envenomation of cats.[2]
Ixodes cornuatus is difficult to distinguish from I. holocyclus. The ranges of the two species overlap in Eastern Victoria.[3]
References
- ↑ Sutherland, Struan K.; Tibballs, James (2001). Australian Animal Toxins (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. pp. 487–88. ISBN 978-0-19-550643-3.
- ↑ "Tick toxicity in cats caused by Ixodes species in Australia: a review of published literature". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 9 (6): 487–93. 2007. doi:10.1016/j.jfms.2007.06.006. PMID 17706447.
- ↑ "Distributions of the paralysis ticks Ixodes cornuatus and Ixodes holocyclus in south-eastern Australia". Australian Veterinary Journal 85 (10): 420–24. 2007. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2007.00183.x. PMID 17903131.
Wikidata ☰ Q10538603 entry
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