Ixodes texanus
Ixodes texanus is a species of ticks in the genus Ixodes. It mainly infects raccoons (Procyon lotor),[1] but has also been recorded on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia.[2]
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| Species: | I. texanus |
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| Ixodes texanus Banks | |
References
- Wilson and Durden, 2003, p. 1215
- Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1
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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