Biota (Life)
Eukaryote (Eukarya)
Podiata
Unikont (Unikonta)
Opisthokont (Opisthokonta)
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa (Choanozoa)
Animal (Animalia)
Metazoa
Epitheliozoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Nephrozoa (Eubilateria)
Protostome (Protostomia)
Ecdysozoa (Ecdysozoan)
Panarthropoda
Tactopoda
Arthropoda (Arthropod)
Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Euchelicerata
Prosomapoda
Merostomata (Horseshoe crabs)
Xiphosura
Xiphosurida
Planaterga
Dekatriata
Sclerophorata
Arachnida (Arachnids)
Acari (Acarina)
Parasitiformes (Anactinotrichida)
Ixodida (Tick)
Ixodoidea (82645)
Children (2 direct children, 1031 direct and indirect children):
Argasidae
(tree size 254)
Ixodidae
(tree size 775)
Hard ticks