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UMMZ-PABI-000007960 - Ixodes scapularis [Blacklegged Tick | Deer Tick] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen

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Record Details

Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000007960

Modified: 2026-04-29

Recorded By: Keller, Oliver

Sex: Female

Life Stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Organism Remarks: Whole specimen

Field Number: WCP-WLP-2026-0004

Event Date Start: 2026-04-25

Verbatim Event Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026

Sampling Protocol: Tick drag

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State/Province: Michigan

County: Washtenaw County

Locality: West Lake Preserve, Waterloo Rd, along edges of forest

Verbatim Locality: United States: Michigan: Washtenaw County, West Lake Preserve, Waterloo Rd, along edges of forest, 289–298 m, 42.3546, -84.0047

Minimum Elevation in Meters: 289.0

Maximum Elevation in Meters: 298.0

Decimal Latitude: 42.3546

Decimal Longitude: -84.0047

Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 250.0

Verbatim Coordinates: 42.3546, -84.0047

Georeferenced By: <Formatter not defined.>

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Cell phone

Identifications

Current Identification:

Date Identified: 2026-04-25

Scientific Name: Ixodes scapularis

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Ixodida

Family: Ixodidae

Genus: Ixodes

Specific Epithet: scapularis

Taxon Rank: Species

Common Name: Blacklegged Tick | Deer Tick