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Ixodes scapularis
Say, 1821
Black-legged Tick, Deer Tick
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Animal
Sublevel 1:
Non-chordate Invertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry
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Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Ixodida
Family:
Ixodidae
Genus:
Ixodes
Species:
Ixodes scapularis
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
None
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
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ASSOCIATED SPECIES
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Ixodes scapularis
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