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.

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