Ixodes minor

Ixodes minor is a species of tick in the genus Ixodes. Some reported hosts are:

• Cardinalis cardinalis (Georgia)
• Seiurus noveboracensis (Georgia)
• Thryothorus ludovicianus (Georgia)
• Zonotrichia albicollis (Georgia)
• Troglodytes aedon (Georgia)
• Oryzomys palustris (South Carolina)
• Peromyscus gossypinus (Georgia)

See also

• List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

References

Literature cited

• Clark, K.L., Oliver, J.H., Jr., Grego, J.M., James, A.M., Durden, L.A. and Banks, C.W. 2001. Host associations of ticks parasitizing rodents at Borrelia burgdorferi enzootic sites in South Carolina (subscription required). Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1379–1386.
• Wilson, N. and Durden, L.A. 2003. Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: an inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis (subscription required). Journal of Biogeography 30(8):1207–1220.