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Ixodes uriae White, 1852 (Figs. 38–40)

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It has been suggested that Ixodes uriae is a complex of species, although definitive taxonomic data are lacking.

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  1. State Museum of Natural History, Erbprinzenstr. 13, 76133, Karlsruhe, Germany

    T. N. Petney

  2. Department of Ecology and Parasitology, Institute of Zoology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

    M. P. Pfäffle

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    Andrei Daniel Mihalca

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    Trevor N. Petney

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Petney, T.N., Pfäffle, M.P. (2017). Ixodes uriae White, 1852 (Figs. 38–40). In: Estrada-Peña, A., Mihalca, A., Petney, T. (eds) Ticks of Europe and North Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63760-0_23

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