TicksBase in the Catalogue of Life
Citation
Nijhof A.M., Guglielmone A.A. & Horak I.G. (2019). TicksBase (version 5.6, Jun 2005). In: Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2019). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.Description
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
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Nijhof A.M., Guglielmone A.A. & Horak I.G.originator
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
originator
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Leiden
2332 AA
NL
homepage: http://www.catalogueoflife.org
metadata author
Species 2000 Secretariat
Leiden
2332 AA
NL
homepage: http://www.sp2000.org/
Nijhof A.M., Guglielmone A.A. & Horak I.G.
editor
administrative point of contact
Species 2000 Secretariat c/o Naturalis
P.O. Box 9517
Leiden
2332 AA
NL
Telephone: +31 71 7519362
email: support@sp2000.org