Ixodes canisuga Johnston, 1849
(Fox Tick, Dog Tick)

Interactions where Ixodes canisuga is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks the blood of Ovis aries Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep Artiodactyla: Bovidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisuga/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisugafox tick, dog tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Ovis aries/Ovis ariessheep (domestic and feral), feral sheep
female female sucks the blood of skin Canis lupus ssp familiaris Dog, Domestic Dog Carnivora: Canidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisuga/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisugafox tick, dog tickfemale Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis lupus subsp. familiaris/Canis lupus subsp. familiarisdog, domestic dogskin
sucks the blood of Foreign Lutra lutra Otter, European Otter, Eurasian Otter Carnivora: Mustelidae

Tick infestation (Ixodes) on the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) – a longterm

study

, Christian, A., 2012
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisuga/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisugafox tick, dog tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae/Lutra lutra/Lutra lutraotter, european otter, eurasian otter
sucks the blood of Foreign Neovison vison American Mink Carnivora: Mustelidae Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central Germany, Christian, A., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisuga/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisugafox tick, dog tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae/Neovison vison/Neovison visonAmerican mink
sucks the blood of Felis cats Carnivora: Felidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisuga/Ixodes (Ixodes) canisugafox tick, dog tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis/Feliscats

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Christian, A., 2010Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central GermanySoil Organisms Vol 82 (2): 209-216.
Christian, A., 2012

Tick infestation (Ixodes) on the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) – a longterm

study

Soil Organisms Vol 84 (2): 481-487.
Hillyard, P.D., 1996Ticks of North-West EuropeSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 52, 178pp, Field Studies Council

Ixodes canisuga (Fox Tick, Dog Tick) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIxodes canisuga (Fox Tick, Dog Tick)
GenusIxodes (hard ticks)
FamilyIXODIDAE (hard ticks)
OrderIXODIDA (ticks)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ixodes canisuga (Fox Tick, Dog Tick)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Christian, A. 2010 Tick infestation (Ixodes) on feral Mink (Neovison vison) in central Germany Soil Organisms Vol 82 (2): 209-216.

Ixodes canisuga (Fox Tick, Dog Tick) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Christian, A. 2012

Tick infestation (Ixodes) on the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) – a longterm

study

 Soil Organisms Vol 84 (2): 481-487.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ixodes canisuga (Fox Tick, Dog Tick):

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