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Genus Amblyomma

Tick - Amblyomma americanum Tick - Amblyomma americanum Tick - Amblyomma americanum BG2392 E0240 - Amblyomma tiny - Amblyomma americanum - male Amblyomma maculatum or A. triste? That is the question. - Amblyomma maculatum - male Ixodidae - Amblyomma americanum Amblyomma cajennensis Fabricius - Amblyomma cajennense - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Parasitiformes
Order Ixodida (Ticks)
Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)
Genus Amblyomma
Explanation of Names
Greek amblys (αμβλυς)- "dull" + omma (ομμα)- "eye"

Gender: Neuter
Print References
R. A. Cooley and G. M. Kohls, The genus Amblyomma (Ixodidae) in the United States, Journal of Parasitology 30: 77-111, 1944.(1)
Works Cited
1.The genus Amblyomma (Ixodidae) in the United States
Cooley RA. 1944. Journal of Parasitology Vol. 30: 77-111.