Biology:Dermacentor occidentalis
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Short description: Species of wood tick
| Dermacentor occidentalis | |
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| File:Pacific Coast Tick imported from iNaturalist photo 285400036 on 21 March 2024.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Dermacentor |
| Species: | D. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermacentor occidentalis Marx, 1892
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Dermacentor occidentalis, also known as the Pacific coast tick, is a species of wood tick in the arthropod family Ixodidae.[1] This species is part of the coastal California biome.[2][1] Host species include humans.[2] When not engorged with blood, they measure about 4.5 millimeters long.[2] The exoskeleton is a silvery-gray color.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dermacentor occidentalis (Pacific Coast Tick)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83016-Dermacentor-occidentalis.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015) (in en-us). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 420. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. OCLC 910654655.
Wikidata ☰ Q10469453 entry
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