Species Amblyomma maculatum - Gulf Coast Ear Tick

Classification · Explanation of Names

Gulf coast ear tick? Amblyomma maculatum (male) - Amblyomma maculatum - male

Gulf Coast Ear tick - Amblyomma maculatum - male

Tick (Amblyomma maculatum??) - Amblyomma maculatum

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Superorder Parasitiformes

Order Ixodida (Ticks)

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Genus Amblyomma

Species maculatum (Gulf Coast Ear Tick)

Explanation of Names

maculatum is Latin for "spotted"

Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 18 July, 2005 - 8:11am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 3 February, 2006 - 11:39am

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