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Ixodes hexagonus Leach, 1815 (Figs. 49–51)

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Ixodes hexagonus is a typical endophilic, three-host species with a natural life-cycle of 1-2 years (Arthur 1953).

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  1. Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    A. D. Sándor

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  1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

    Agustín Estrada-Peña

  2. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Andrei Daniel Mihalca

  3. State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Trevor N. Petney

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Sándor, A.D. (2017). Ixodes hexagonus Leach, 1815 (Figs. 49–51). 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_30

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