ixodes

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See Tick, the insect
type genus of the family Ixodidae
A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species of ticks
ixodes dammini
a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis
ixodes dentatus
usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats
ixodes neotomae
a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood rats
ixodes pacificus
feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California
ixodes persulcatus
bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
ixodes scapularis
parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
ixodes spinipalpis
usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats