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Also known as the Cormorant tick
Hosts
Marine and coastal birds: cormorant, shag, puffin, rock pipit, gyr falcon
Distribution
UK, Ireland, France, Sweden (rare)
Ixodes unicavatus in generally found in rocky locations and can be found either on host, in nests or under stones near to the hosts location
Pathogenesis
Unknown
Description
Adult female dorsal features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult female dorsal view and close up of the dorsal gnathosoma (click on pictures for a close up)
Adult female ventral features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult female ventral view and close up of the gnathosoma (click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male dorsal features
Adult male ventral features