Ixodes texanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Ixodidae |
Genus: | Ixodes |
Species: | I. texanus |
Binomial name | |
Ixodes texanus Banks, 1909 |
Ixodes texanus is a species of ticks in the genus Ixodes. It mainly infects raccoons (Procyon lotor), but has also been recorded on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia.
See also
References
- Wilson and Durden, 2003, p. 1215
- Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1
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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ixodes texanus |
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