Ixodes amersoni Kohls, 1966

Heath, Allen C. G., Palma, Ricardo L., Cane, Rachel P. & Hardwick, Scott, 2011, Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Zootaxa 2995, pp. 55-63 : 58-59

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.203775
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4605574
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2D6C87CB-FFFF-2370-FF20-F8A7FAD9FEC3
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Ixodes amersoni Kohls, 1966
status

Treatment

Ixodes amersoni Kohls, 1966 View in CoL

Host(s)

Seabird: Pterodroma lessonii .

Distribution

World: Phoenix Island, Enderbury Island, Phoenix Islands group, Pacific Ocean.

New Zealand: Curtis Island, Kermadec Islands.

References: Kohls (1966); Amerson (1968); Heath (2010a).

Note: Other recorded hosts for this tick are the white tern ( Gygis alba ) and the red-footed booby ( Sula sula ). The record from the blue-grey noddy ( Procelsterna cerulea albivitta ) in Heath (2010a: 13, 16) is erroneous.