TicksBase
Citation
Nijhof, A., Guglielmone, A., & Horak, I. (2024). TicksBase (version Jun 2005). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life (Version 2024-11-18). Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgjc7-38kDescription
TicksBase is a searchable taxonomic catalogue of all known ticks (Acari: Ixodida) of the world and is facilitated by the International Consortium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (ICTTD). It currently comprises 889 valid species (702 Ixodid, 186 Argasid and 1 Nuttalliella tick (sub-)species), including their synonyms, (limited) distribution data and common names.
Taxonomic Coverages
Ticks
Geographic Coverages
Global
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Ard Nijhoforiginator
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin
DE
email: ard.nijhof@fu-berlin.de
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7373-2243
Alberto Guglielmone
originator
Ivan Horak
originator
University of Pretoria
Pretoria
ZA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2200-6126
Ard Nijhof
administrative point of contact
email: ard.nijhof@fu-berlin.de
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7373-2243