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Dermacentor
Vectors of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever & possibly tularemia, Q-fever & Colorado tick fever.
Specific
Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain wood tick)
Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick)
General
Ixodidae (hard ticks)
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: arthropod
ORGANISM-CLASS: arachnid
References
Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co.,
Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1305