Biology:Demodex gatoi
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Short description: Species of mite
| Demodex gatoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Demodecidae |
| Genus: | Demodex |
| Species: | D. gatoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Demodex gatoi Desch & Stewart, 1999
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Demodex gatoi is a hair follicle mite from the skin surface of the domestic cat, Felis silvestris. It is the second described species of Demodex from the domestic cat, and is distinguishable from Demodex cati by being shorter and rounder.[1]
References
- ↑ Desch, Clifford E. Jr.; Stewart, T. Bonner (1999). "Demodex gatoi: New species of hair follicle mite (Acari: Demodecidae) from the domestic cat (Carnivora: Felidae.". Journal of Medical Entomology 36 (2): 167–170.
Wikidata ☰ Q48998472 entry
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