Dermacentor occidentalis, also known as the Pacific coast tick, is a species of wood tick in the arthropod family Ixodidae.[1] This species is part of the coastal California biome.[2][1] Host species include humans.[2] When not engorged with blood, they measure about 4.5 millimeters long.[2] The exoskeleton is a silvery-gray color.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Dermacentor |
| Species: | D. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dermacentor occidentalis Marx, 1892
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References
edit- ^ a b "Dermacentor occidentalis (Pacific Coast Tick)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ a b c d Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 420. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.
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