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