Ixodes scapularis

Ixodes scapularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ixodoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Subordo: Ixodida Superfamilia: Ixodoidea

Familia: Ixodidae
Genus: Ixodes
Species: I. scapularis

Name

Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821

Synonyms

• Ixodes dammini

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.

Lyme Disease

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

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Hirschzecke
English: Deer tick
Español: Garrapata de los ciervos, Garrapata de patas negras