Species

Dermacentor occidentalis (Pacific coast tick)

Dermacentor occidentalis. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Dermacentor, also known as the American Levi tick, is a genus of ticks in the family Ixodidae, the hard ticks. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with native species on all continents except Australia. Most occur in the Nearctic ecozone.

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: Dermacentor (Dog ticks)
        Species: Dermacentor occidentalis (Pacific coast tick)

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