Directory of Parasitiformes Resources

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The Parasitiformes are a superorder of Acari and include ticks and some mites. Ticks are blood-feeding external parasites of animals. There are about 850 species worldwide in two families, Ixodidae (hard ticks), and Argasidae (soft ticks). Both hard and soft ticks are important vectors of disease in humans and other animals.

Resources in This Category

• Amblyomma americanum: Lone Star Tick

  http://entoplp.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/lonestartick.htm
  Photographs of this species with information on its habitat, life cycle and description.

• Amblyomma cajennense

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Amblyomma.htm
  Photographs of several engorged female ticks and information on this known vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the cause of spotted fever.

• Argas miniatus

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/argas.htm
  Photographs of these fowl ticks which infest birds and bats.

• Blacklegged Tick: Ixodes scapularis

  http://www.uark.edu/ua/arthmuse/deertick.html
  Photographs and information on the natural history of this deer tick that can carry Lyme disease.

• Boophilus microplus

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Boophilus.htm
  Photographs of adults and larvae of the southern cattle tick.

• Dermacentor nitens

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Dermacentor.htm
  Photographs of the tropical horse tick, the only species known to be a natural vector of equine babesiae (Babesia caballi) in the New World.

• Dermacentor variabilis: American Dog Tick

  http://entoplp.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/americandogtick.htm
  Photographs of this parasite and information on its habitat, life cycle and description.

• Information on Ticks

  http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/ticks.asp
  Articles on the identification and removal of ticks.

• Iowa Insect Notes: American Dog Tick

  http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/tamerican.html
  About Dermacentor variabilis and its control, with photographs illustrating the life stages of this and other ticks found in the region, including deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum).

• Iowa State Entomology - Ticks

  http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/ticks/
  Photographs and QuickTime movies of several tick species of North America.

• Ixodes scapularis: Black-legged or Deer Tick

  http://entoplp.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/blackleggedtick.htm
  Photograph and information on this parasite, its habitat, life cycle, description and control.

• Ixodes scapularis: Blacklegged or Deer Tick

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/deer_tick.htm
  Provides photographs and a description of this tick, with information on its distribution, life cycle, medical significance and management.

• Ixodes scapularis: Deer Tick

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/clarin_bria/
  Research project by Brianna Clarin on this species, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.

• Ixodes scapularis: Deer Tick

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/terp_tiff/
  Student project including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.

• Lyme Disease and Tick Management

  http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/345Ticks.pdf
  University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension factsheet and audio on ticks and Lyme disease, including images of several tick species and life stages.

• MedlinePlus: Tick Bites

  https://medlineplus.gov/tickbites.html
  Information about ticks and tick-borne diseases.

• Ornithodorus talaje

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Ornithodorus.htm
  This tick infests reptiles, birds and mammals. Photographs of an adult and an unidentified larva of the same genus.

• Rhipicephalus sanguineus

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Rhipicephalus.htm
  Photographs of male and female brown dog ticks, with information on the transmission of canine piroplasmosis (Babesia canis) and tropical canine pancytopenia (Ehrlichia canis).

• Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Brown Dog Tick

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/brown_dog_tick.htm
  Provides photographs and a description of this tick, with information on its distribution, life cycle, medical and veterinary significance and management.

• Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Brown Dog Tick

  http://entoplp.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/browndogtick.htm
  Photographs of this species with information on its habitat, life cycle and description.

• Tick Research Laboratory at Texas A&M University

  http://ticsys.tamu.edu/
  Detailed information about ticks and tick research in Texas.

• Ticks

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG088
  Photographs and information on the brown dog tick and the American dog tick, their importance and control.

• University of Rhode Island Tick Research Laboratory

  http://www.tickencounter.org/
  Research and information on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Includes sketches, photos, size comparison, and morphological descriptions of ticks found in Rhode Island.

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