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Ixodes affinis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Ixodes
Species:	I. affinis
Binomial name
Ixodes affinis Neumann

Ixodes affinis is a species of tick in the genus Ixodes. Some reported hosts are:

• Thryothorus ludovicianus (Georgia)
• Blarina carolinensis (Georgia)
• Scalopus aquaticus (Georgia)
• Odocoileus virginianus (Georgia)
• Oryzomys palustris (Georgia)
• Peromyscus gossypinus (Georgia)
• Sciurus carolinensis (Georgia)
• Procyon lotor (Georgia)

See also

• List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

References

1. ^ Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1
2. ^ Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 4

Literature cited

• Wilson, N. and Durden, L.A. 2003. Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: an inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis (subscription required). Journal of Biogeography 30(8):1207–1220.

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