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Dermacentor occidentalis

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Species of wood tick

Dermacentor occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Dermacentor
Species: D. occidentalis
Binomial name
Dermacentor occidentalis
Marx, 1892

Dermacentor occidentalis, also known as the Pacific coast tick, is a species of wood tick in the arthropod family Ixodidae. This species is part of the coastal California biome. Host species include humans. When not engorged with blood, they measure about 4.5 millimeters long. The exoskeleton is a silvery-gray color.

References

  1. ^ "Dermacentor occidentalis (Pacific Coast Tick)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  2. ^ Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 420. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.
Taxon identifiers
Dermacentor occidentalis


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