Ixodes minor

Species of tick

Ixodes minor
Illustration of ventral side of "Ixodes minor"
Illustration of ventral side of Ixodes minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Ixodes
Species:
I. minor
Binomial name
Ixodes minor
Neumann, 1902

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

  • Cardinalis cardinalis (Georgia)[1]
  • Seiurus noveboracensis (Georgia)[1]
  • Thryothorus ludovicianus (Georgia)[1]
  • Zonotrichia albicollis (Georgia)[1]
  • Troglodytes aedon (Georgia)[2]
  • Oryzomys palustris (South Carolina)[3]
  • Peromyscus gossypinus (Georgia)[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1
  2. ^ Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 3
  3. ^ Clark et al., 2001, p. 1379

Literature cited

  • Clark, K.L., Oliver, J.H., Jr., Grego, J.M., James, A.M., Durden, L.A. and Banks, C.W. 2001. Host associations of ticks parasitizing rodents at Borrelia burgdorferi enzootic sites in South Carolina (subscription required). Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1379–1386.
  • 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
Ixodes minor


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