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Classification of the Arachnida, a class within the phylum Arthropoda. †Known to cause sensitization unrelated to alpha-gal. *Amblyomma americanum, Ixodes ricinus, and Ixodes holocyclus have been reported to induce IgE to alpha-gal. ‡Ixodes holocyclus and Argas reflexus have been associated with anaphylaxis at the time of a tick bite.
