Ixodes minor is a species of tick in the genus Ixodes. Some reported hosts are: Cardinalis cardinalis (Georgia)Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1 Seiurus noveboracensis (Georgia) Thryothorus ludovicianus (Georgia) Zonotrichia albicollis (Georgia) Troglodytes aedon (Georgia)Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 3 Oryzomys palustris (South Carolina)Clark et al., 2001, p. 1379 Peromyscus gossypinus (Georgia)
See also List of parasites of the marsh rice rat
References
Literature cited Clark, K.L., Oliver, J.H., Jr., Grego, J.M., James, A.M., Durden, L.A. and Banks, C.W. 2001. Host associations of ticks parasitizing rodents at Borrelia burgdorferi enzootic sites in South Carolina (subscription required). Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1379–1386. Wilson, N. and Durden, L.A. 2003. Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: an inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis (subscription required). Journal of Biogeography 30(8):1207–1220.