Dermacentor occidentalis

Dermacentor occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Dermacentor
Species:
D. occidentalis
Binomial name
Dermacentor occidentalis
Marx, 1892

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. ^ a b "Dermacentor occidentalis (Pacific Coast Tick)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  2. ^ a b c d Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 420. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.


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