Ixodes Dammini (Noun)
Meaning
A northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The bite of a tick previously identified as Ixodes dammini can transmit Lyme disease to humans.
- Ixodes dammini was once thought to be a separate species of tick, but is now considered a synonym of Ixodes scapularis.
- Historical records show that Ixodes dammini was commonly found in wooded areas of the northeastern United States.
- Scientists have reclassified Ixodes dammini as a variant of the widespread blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis.
- The discovery of Ixodes dammini's identity as Ixodes scapularis has simplified the understanding of tick-borne diseases in the region.