Georgia Southern University - U.S. National Tick Collection (GSU:USNTC)
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SCBI_005.20140609.AMBAME.N
Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758
Ixodidae
Lorenza Beati (5/8/15)
Cooley, R. A. and G. M. Kohls. 1944. The genus Amblyomma (ixodidae) in the United States. The Journal of Parasitology, 30(2):77-111.
West side of Silver Lake along road 40 (proxy for Bartlett Experimental Forest, BART)
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SCBI.2014.23
D02LRC12
2014-06-09
United States, Virginia, Warren, Domain 02, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Plot SCBI_005 (plot dimensions: 40m x 40m) [Location ID: SCBI_005.tickPlot.tck]
38.901859 -78.16194 WGS84
260-266 meters (853-872ft)
deciduousForest; slope aspect: 46.98; slope gradient: 4.44; soil type order: Inceptisols
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
ce0e9159-9717-4e20-a5a4-8a27ed808f6c
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Lorenza Beati, Curator (lorenzabeati@georgiasouthern.edu)