Phylogenetic tree of Ixodes spp. constructed by using a maximum-likelihood analysis of the COI gene. Bootstrap 1000 bp. Branch lengths represent the number of substitutions per site inferred according to the scale shown. COI gene of D. marginatus (iBOL source) was used as the outgroup.

 
 
  Part of: Krumpálová Z, Mangová B, Purgatová S, Didyk YuM, Kazimírová M (2023) Molecular characterisation of three Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) species (Ixodida, Ixodidae) and the first record of Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) kaiseri from Slovakia. ZooKeys 1158: 147-162. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1158.101936