Georgia Southern University - U.S. National Tick Collection (GSU:USNTC)
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TALL_008.20140617.AMBAME.N
Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758
Ixodidae
Philip Panhorst (2/13/15)
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
2014-06-17
United States, Alabama, Hale, Domain 08, Talladega National Forest, Plot TALL_008 (plot dimensions: 40m x 40m) [Location ID: TALL_008.tickPlot.tck]
32.922874 -87.434097 WGS84
118-128 meters (387-420ft)
deciduousForest; slope aspect: 159.32; slope gradient: 4.52; soil type order: Ultisols
Tick specimens collected as part of NEON tick dragging protocol. Held by US National Tick Collection at Georgia Southern University.
nymph
12
95% ethanol
11 removed for testing
9cb7a206-40a8-4f19-af6b-04ebffc34d30
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Lorenza Beati, Curator (lorenzabeati@georgiasouthern.edu)