Biology:Euschoengastia setosa
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Short description: Species of mite
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| Species: | E. setosa
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| Euschoengastia setosa (Ewing, 1937)
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Euschoengastia setosa is a mite in the genus Euschoengastia of the family Trombiculidae that mostly parasitizes small rodents and lagomorphs.[1] Recorded hosts include marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia;[2] the deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in Tennessee ; and the eastern red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in North Carolina, among others.[1]
See also
- List of parasites of the marsh rice rat
References
Literature cited
- Reeves, W.K., Durden, L.A., Ritzi, C.M., Beckham, K.R., Super, P.E. and O'Connor, B.M. 2007. Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA (abstract only). Zootaxa 1392:31–68.
- Wilson, N. and Durden, L.A. 2003. Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: an inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis (subscription required). Journal of Biogeography 30(8):1207–1220.
Wikidata ☰ Q5414214 entry
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