Ptilonyssus nivalis
Appearance
Ptilonyssus nivalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Mesostigmata |
Family: | Rhinonyssidae |
Genus: | Ptilonyssus |
Species: | P. nivalis
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Binomial name | |
Ptilonyssus nivalis Knee, 2008
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Ptilonyssus nivalis is a mite that is parasitic in the nasal passages of some birds found in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada.[1]
References
- ^ Knee, Wayne (2008). "Five New Species of Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) and One New Species of Dermanyssus (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae) from Birds of Alberta and Manitoba, Canada". Journal of Parasitology. 94 (2): 348–374. doi:10.1645/GE-1358.1. ISSN 0022-3395.
Further reading
- Knee, Wayne, Heather Proctor, and Terry Galloway. "Survey of nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae, Ereynetidae, and Turbinoptidae) associated with birds in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada." The Canadian Entomologist 140.03 (2008): 364–379.