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Ixodes marxi

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Ixodes marxi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Ixodes
Species:
I. marxi
Binomial name
Ixodes marxi
Banks, 1908

Ixodes marxi is a species of tick, commonly known as the squirrel tick.[1] It is a known vector of Powassan virus and can transmit the virus to human beings. [2] These ticks can be found in numerous states of the United States as well as numerous Canadian provinces. Nymphs have been found on vegetation. Hosts include the eastern chipmunk,[3] American red squirrel, Eastern gray squirrel, flying squirrels, snowshoe hares, foxes, and raccoons.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Squirrel Tick (Ixodes marxi)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  2. ^ Sanderson, Mark; Lindsay, L. Ro,bbin; Campbell, T. Mark; Morshed, Muhammad (17 December 2018). "A case of Powassan encephalitis acquired in southern Quebec". CMAJ. 190 (50): E1478–E1480. doi:10.1503/cmaj.180905. ISSN 0820-3946. PMC 6291391. PMID 30559280. Retrieved 24 March 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Whitaker, John O.; Pascal, D. D.; Mumford, Russell M. (7 November 1979). "Ectoparasites of the Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus) and the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias Striatus) from Indiana1". Journal of Medical Entomology. 16 (4): 350–351. doi:10.1093/jmedent/16.4.350. PMID 541812. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ^ Jackson, Lorraine K.; Goddard, Jerome (1995). "New State Records for Ticks in Mississippi". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 68 (1): 119–120. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25085568. Retrieved 27 March 2022.