Ixodes texanus
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Ixodes texanus Banks
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Ixodes texanus is a species of tick 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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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.