Georgia Southern University - U.S. National Tick Collection (GSU:USNTC)
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TALL_003.20140616.AMBAME.N
Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758
Ixodidae
Philip Panhorst (2/11/15)
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.2014.24
D08NRD08
2014-06-16
United States, Alabama, Bibb, Domain 08, Talladega National Forest, Plot TALL_003 (plot dimensions: 40m x 40m) [Location ID: TALL_003.tickPlot.tck]
32.894415 -87.416532 WGS84
111-122 meters (364-400ft)
mixedForest; slope aspect: 20.66; slope gradient: 12.34; 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
25
95% ethanol
24 removed for testing
29163225-4b61-4db4-be8f-4eafff70c1c0
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Lorenza Beati, Curator (lorenzabeati@georgiasouthern.edu)