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.
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