Ticks

Ixodida

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Ixodida (Ticks) is an order of mites. There are 953 species of Ticks, in 20 genera and 3 families. This order has been around since the upper cretaceous epoch.

URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/UpperCretaceous

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EOL has data for 11 attributes, including:

first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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upper cretaceous epoch
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/UpperCretaceous
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
- Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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skeleton structure
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_0002342
- Definition: The structure of a skeleton.
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exoskeleton
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006611
- Definition: Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
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visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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ocelli
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001758
- Definition: small simple eyes, found in many invertebrates, usually consisting of a few sensory cells and a single lens
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of ticks. View this species on GBIF

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Tick Habitats

The environments in which many ticks species are known to live. Select an environment to see its ticks species checklist.

ticks Habitats

The environments in which many ticks species are known to live. Select an environment to see its ticks species checklist.

ticks includes 1 child:

Ixodoidea