Feather mite
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| Feather mites | |
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| Dermanyssus gallinae (Dermanyssoidea: Dermanyssidae) |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari (partim) |
Feather mites are the members of diverse mite superfamilies:
- superorder Parasitiformes
They are ectoparasites on birds, hence the common name.
Treatments with pyrethrin or carbaryl powder has been described.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Mironov SV, Skirnisson K, Thorarinsdottir ST, Nielsen OK (March 2010). "Feather mites (Astigmata: Psoroptidia) parasitising the rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta (Montin) (Aves: Galliformes) in Iceland". Syst. Parasitol. 75 (3): 187–206. doi:10.1007/s11230-009-9219-1. PMID 20157794.
- ^ Dabert J, Dabert M, Mironov SV (July 2001). "Phylogeny of feather mite subfamily Avenzoariinae (Acari: Analgoidea: Avenzoariidae) inferred from combined analyses of molecular and morphological data". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 20 (1): 124–35. doi:10.1006/mpev.2001.0948. PMID 11421653. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055-7903(01)90948-0.
- ^ "Merck Veterinary Manual". http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/204713.htm.
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