Ixodes scapularis

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Ixodes scapularis

[edit] Taxonavigation

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Subclassis: Acari
Ordo: Parasitiformes
Subordo: Ixodida
Superfamilia: Ixodoidea
Familia: Ixodidae
Genus: Ixodes
Species: I. scapularis

[edit] Name

Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821

[edit] Synonyms

• Ixodes dammini

[edit] References

• Oliver JH Jr, Owsley MR, Hutcheson. HJ, James AM, Chunseng C, Irby WS, Dotson EM, McLain DK, 1993. Conspecificity of the ticks Ixodes scapularis and I. dammini (Acari: Ixodidae). J Med Entomol. 30, 54-63.
• Wesson DM, McLain DK, Oliver JH, Piesman J, Collins FH, 1993, Investigation of the validity of species status of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) using rDNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 November 1; 90(21): 10221–10225.

[edit] Lyme Disease

Deer ticks are one of the main vectors for Lyme disease.

[edit] Vernacular names