Ixodes arboricola
| Ixodes arboricola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. arboricola |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixodes arboricola Schulze & Schlottke, 1930 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pholeoixodes arboricola | |
Ixodes arboricola, also called the tree-hole tick, is a species of parasitic tick that parasitises small passerine birds.[2][3][4] It is among the most common species on the house sparrow.[5]
References
- ↑ "Ixodes passericola". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ↑ Arthur, D. R. (1952). "Ixodes passericola Schulze. A description of the hitherto unknown male and larva, with a re-description of the female and nymph". Parasitology 42 (1–2): 155–159. doi:10.1017/S0031182000084407. PMID 14929574.
- ↑ Brown, N. Sandra; Wilson, Grant I. (1975). "A Comparison of the Ectoparasites of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) from North America and Europe". American Midland Naturalist 94 (1): 154–165. doi:10.2307/2424546. JSTOR 2424546.
- ↑ Clifford, Carleton M.; Hoogstraal, Harry (1965). "The Occurrence of Ixodes arboricola Schulze and Schlotke (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) in Africa on Northward Migrating Birds". Journal of Medical Entomology 2 (1): 37–40.
- ↑ Summers-Smith, J. Denis (1963). The House Sparrow. New Naturalist (1st. ed.). London: Collins. pp. 131–132.
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