Ixodes texanus explained

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]

See also

• List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

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.

Notes and References

1. Wilson and Durden, 2003, p. 1215
2. Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1