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Ixodes texanus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Ixodidae

Scientific name
  
Ixodes texanus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Ixodida

Genus
  
Ixodes

Rank
  
Species

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Ixodes texanus is a species of tick in the genus Ixodes. It mainly infects raccoons (Procyon lotor), but has also been recorded on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia.

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.
  • References

    Ixodes texanus Wikipedia