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Ixodes and Ixodid Tick Species Synonyms

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Several European ixodid tick species have been described under various names, which led to considerable confusions among the users. The following Table 1 lists recent correct names and synonyms.

Table 1 Synonym names of several ixodid species according to Camicas et al. (1998) and Petney et al. (2012)
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  • Bakashov YS (1968) Blood sucking ticks – vectors of diseases to man and animals. Misc Publ Entomol Soc Am 8:161–376

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  • Camicas JL et al (1998) Ticks of the world, nomenclature, described stages, hosts, distribution. Ostrom ed, Paris

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  • Hoogstraal H (1966) Ticks in relation to human diseases caused by viruses. Ann Rev Entomol 11:261–308

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  • Petney TN et al (2012) An annotated checklist of the ticks (Acari: Ixodida) of Germany. Syst Appl Acarol 17:115–170

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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Ixodes and Ixodid Tick Species Synonyms. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4710-1

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