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Demodecidae
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Demodecidae is a family of parasitic and commensal mites, living on various species of mammals. Each species of mite is usually only found on a single mammal species, whereas a mammal species can have several different species of demodecid mites living on it. Many species of mites are restricted to very limited areas of their body, e.g. the Meibomian glands, the ear canal, the tongue etc. The family was formerly named Demodicidae.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderTrombidiformes
- FamilyDemodecidae
Dorsal. Specimen ID: 12795193. Field no.: CCDB-38232-G09. Taxon rep.: Demodex. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 1.166.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Demodecidae
- Collections
- UHIM, INHS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- United States, Belgium, Rwanda, Dr Congo
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Demodecidae is a family of parasitic and commensal mites, living on various species of mammals. Each species of mite is usually only found on a single mammal species, whereas a mammal species can have several different species of demodecid mites living on it. Many species of mites are restricted to very limited areas of their body, e.g. the Meibomian glands, the ear canal, the tongue etc. The family was formerly named Demodicidae.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Demodecidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.