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Species Ixodes scapularis - Blacklegged Tick

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods

Class Arachnida - Arachnids

Subclass Acari - Mites and Ticks

Superorder Parasitiformes

Order Ixodida - Ticks

Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks

Genus Ixodes

Species scapularis - Blacklegged Tick

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