Ixodes minor
| Ixodes minor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixodes minor Neumann, 1902 | |
Ixodes minor is a species of tick in the genus Ixodes. Some reported hosts are:
- Cardinalis cardinalis (Georgia)[1]
- Seiurus noveboracensis (Georgia)[1]
- Thryothorus ludovicianus (Georgia)[1]
- Zonotrichia albicollis (Georgia)[1]
- Troglodytes aedon (Georgia)[2]
- Oryzomys palustris (South Carolina)[3]
- Peromyscus gossypinus (Georgia)[1]
See also
References
Literature cited
- Clark, K.L., Oliver, J.H., Jr., Grego, J.M., James, A.M., Durden, L.A. and Banks, C.W. 2001. Host associations of ticks parasitizing rodents at Borrelia burgdorferi enzootic sites in South Carolina (subscription required). Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1379–1386.
- 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.