Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Ixodes minor

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Ixodidae

Scientific name
  
Ixodes minor

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Ixodida

Genus
  
Ixodes

Rank
  
Species

People also search for
  
Ixodes affinis, Ixodes baergi

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

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

    • 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.

    • References

    Ixodes minor Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA