Ixodes affinis

Ixodes affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Ixodes
Species:	I. affinis
Binomial name
*Ixodes affinis* Neumann

Ixodes affinis is a species of tick in the genus Ixodes. Some reported hosts are:

Thryothorus ludovicianus (Georgia)^[1]
Blarina carolinensis (Georgia)^[1]
Scalopus aquaticus (Georgia)^[2]
Odocoileus virginianus (Georgia)^[1]
Oryzomys palustris (Georgia)^[1]
Peromyscus gossypinus (Georgia)^[1]
Sciurus carolinensis (Georgia)^[2]
Procyon lotor (Georgia)^[1]

See also

List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1
1 2 Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 4

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.

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