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Dermacentor variabilis - American Dog Tick - United States - 2025-01-01

Preparation: DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen | Temperature 81°

Count: 3

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Record Details

Catalog number: UMMZ-PABI-000002885

Modified: 2025-05-26

Recorded by: Keller, Oliver

Sex: Male

Life stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Field number: PTP-PP-2025-0242

Event date start: 2025-01-01

Verbatim event date: Friday, May 16, 2025

Sampling protocol: Tick drag

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State province: Michigan

County: Washtenaw County

Locality: Pittsfield Preserve Walking Trail Area off of Marton Rd, along walking trail

Verbatim locality: United States: Michigan: Washtenaw County, Pittsfield Preserve Walking Trail Area off of Martin Rd, along walking trail, 254 m, 42.2103, -83.7223

Maximum elevation in meters: 254.0

Decimal latitude: 42.2103

Decimal longitude: -83.7223

Verbatim coordinates: 42.2103, -83.7223

Geodetic datum: WGS84

Georeference protocol: Cell Phone

Identifications

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Date identified: 2025-05-16

Scientific name: Dermacentor variabilis

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class name: Arachnida

Order name: Ixodida

Family: Ixodidae

Genus: Dermacentor

Specific epithet: variabilis

Taxon rank: Species

Vernacular name: American Dog Tick

Item: 28115