Ixodes texanus
| Ixodes texanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. texanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ixodes texanus Banks, 1909
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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]
See also
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[edit]Literature cited
[edit]- 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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