Ixodes arboricola
Appearance
Ixodes arboricola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Ixodidae |
Genus: | Ixodes |
Species: | I. arboricola
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Binomial name | |
Ixodes arboricola Schulze & Schlottke, 1930
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Synonyms[1] | |
Pholeoixodes arboricola |
Ixodes arboricola, also called the tree-hole tick, is a species of tick that parasitises small passerine birds.[2][3][4] It is among the most common species on the house sparrow.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ixodes arboricola". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Arthur, D. R. (1952). "Ixodes passericola Schulze. A description of the hitherto unknown male and larva, with a re-description of the female and nymph". Parasitology. 42 (1–2): 155–159. doi:10.1017/S0031182000084407. PMID 14929574. S2CID 41672124.
- ^ Brown, N. Sandra; Wilson, Grant I. (1975). "A Comparison of the Ectoparasites of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) from North America and Europe". American Midland Naturalist. 94 (1): 154–165. doi:10.2307/2424546. JSTOR 2424546.
- ^ Clifford, Carleton M.; Hoogstraal, Harry (1965). "The Occurrence of Ixodes arboricola Schulze and Schlotke (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) in Africa on Northward Migrating Birds". Journal of Medical Entomology. 2 (1): 37–40. doi:10.1093/jmedent/2.1.37. PMID 14302109.
- ^ Summers-Smith, J. Denis (1963). The House Sparrow. New Naturalist (1st. ed.). London: Collins. pp. 131–132.