Georgia Southern University - U.S. National Tick Collection (GSU:USNTC)
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SCBI_002.20140701.AMBAME.N
Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758
Ixodidae
Lorenza Beati (5/7/15)
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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SCBI.2014.26
D02LRC12
2014-07-01
United States, Virginia, Warren, Domain 02, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Plot SCBI_002 (plot dimensions: 40m x 40m) [Location ID: SCBI_002.tickPlot.tck]
38.893863 -78.142704 WGS84
321-334 meters (1053-1096ft)
deciduousForest; slope aspect: 273.54; slope gradient: 9.69; soil type order: Alfisols
Tick specimens collected as part of NEON tick dragging protocol. Held by US National Tick Collection at Georgia Southern University.
nymph
4
95% ethanol
3 removed for testing
57e0c456-ee5e-4477-85f2-fde1bb25bc07
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Lorenza Beati, Curator (lorenzabeati@georgiasouthern.edu)