Ixodes texanus
Species of tick
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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]
| Ixodes texanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. texanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixodes texanus Banks, 1909 | |
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