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Ixodes kerguelenensis

Ixodes kerguelenensis

Andre & Colas-Belcour, 1942

GBIF:119405725

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Host (s) Seabirds: Diomedea exulans, Lugensa brevirostris, Pterodroma mollis, Pterodroma solandri, Pachyptila desolata, Pachyptila turtur, Pachyptila vittata, Procellaria aequinoctialis, Procellaria cinerea, Puffinus tenuirostris, Puffinus carneipes, Puffinus griseus, Pelagodroma marina maoriana, Pelecanoides urinatrix subspecies, Pelecanoides urinatrix exsul, Pelecanoides georgicus. Land bird: Strigops habroptilus.
Heath, Allen C. G., Palma, Ricardo L., Cane, Rachel P., Hardwick, Scott (2011): Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Zootaxa 2995: 55-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203775
Distribution World: South Australia, Bass Strait islands, Tasmania, Lord Howe Island, Marion, Kerguelen and Heard Islands (South Indian Ocean). New Zealand: North and South Islands, Stewart Island, Chatham, Auckland, Antipodes, Campbell and Macquarie Islands.
Heath, Allen C. G., Palma, Ricardo L., Cane, Rachel P., Hardwick, Scott (2011): Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Zootaxa 2995: 55-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203775

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Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae)

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Heath, Allen C. G., Palma, Ricardo L., Cane, Rachel P., Hardwick, Scott (2011): Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Zootaxa 2995: 55-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203775

Abstract

A list of all the species of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae) known to occur naturally in the New Zealand subregion is given. Hosts, geographic distribution and relevant references are provided for each species. Three erroneous records published recently, two in a book on New Zealand biodiversity and one in a seabird tick review are corrected.

Key words: ticks, Acari, Ixodidae, Argasidae, New Zealand, checklist, erroneous records

Heath A C G, Palma R L, Cane R P, Hardwick S, plazi (2011). Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.203775 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC0Published 8/15/2011View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
119405725
Dataset Key
243330e0-1613-42ec-a6dd-60c80c56a438
Origin
source
Backbone Key
5174360
Taxon ID
2D6C87CBFFF92371FF20FC9EFE7EFAF3.taxon
Last Crawled
6/11/2026
Last Interpreted
6/11/2026