Ixodes amersoni is a species of tick found on sea birds in the Pacific Ocean. It was identified in 1966 on Rawaki by a member of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey.[1] The female was identified as a parasite of Gygis alba, and the male, nymph, and larva have not been identified.
| Ixodes amersoni | |
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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: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. amersoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Ixodes amersoni Kohls, 1966
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Due to its isolation and the frequency of misidentifications, Ixodes amersoni is poorly described in literature. In 2012, it was reported that two additional female specimens of the tick were collected in the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand.[2]
References
edit- ^ Kohls, Glen M. (1 April 1966). "A New Sea Bird Tick, Ixodes Amersoni, From Phoenix Island (Acarina: Ixodidae)". Journal of Medical Entomology. 3 (1): 38–40. doi:10.1093/jmedent/3.1.38. PMID 5941563 – via Oxford Academic.
- ^ Hardwick, Scott; Heath, Allen (17 April 2012). "The tick fauna of the New Zealand subregion: Recent additions, misidentifications and associated gaps in our knowledge" (PDF). New Zealand Etymological Society: 46.