Ixodes hexagonus

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Ixodes hexagonus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Ixodes
Species:	I. hexagonus
Binomial name
Ixodes hexagonus Leach 1815

Ixodes hexagonus, also known by the common name hedgehog tick,^[1] is a tick species in the genus Ixodes. It is a parasite of the European hedgehog.