Georgia Southern University - U.S. National Tick Collection (GSU:USNTC)
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TALL_002.20140527.AMBAME.N
Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758
Ixodidae
Philip Panhorst (2/5/15)
Cooley, R. A. and G. M. Kohls. 1944. The genus Amblyomma (ixodidae) in the United States. The Journal of Parasitology, 30(2):77-111.
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TALL.2014.21
D08TDW18
2014-05-27
United States, Alabama, Hale, Domain 08, Talladega National Forest, Plot TALL_002 (plot dimensions: 40m x 40m) [Location ID: TALL_002.tickPlot.tck]
32.920823 -87.428955 WGS84
101-104 meters (331-341ft)
mixedForest; slope aspect: 121.78; slope gradient: 7.73; soil type order: Entisols
Tick specimens collected as part of NEON tick dragging protocol. Held by US National Tick Collection at Georgia Southern University.
nymph
59
95% ethanol
58 removed for testing
162ebf4d-4a02-40c8-b00a-ce327c566f92
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Lorenza Beati, Curator (lorenzabeati@georgiasouthern.edu)