Species

Ixodes pacificus (Western black-legged tick)

Ixodes pacificus. Photo: no rights reserved

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Ixodes pacificus, the Western black-legged tick, is a species of Ixodes, a parasitic tick found on the western coast of North America. It is the principal vector of Lyme Disease in that region.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
      - Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
        Subclass: Acari (Mites and ticks)
        Superorder: Parasitiformes
        Order: Ixodida (Ticks)
        Family: Ixodidae (Hardbacked ticks)
        Genus: Ixodes
        Species: Ixodes pacificus (Western black-legged tick)

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