Biology:Demodex ponderosus

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Short description: Species of mite

Demodex ponderosus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Demodecidae
Genus: Demodex
Species:
D. ponderosus
Binomial name
Demodex ponderosus
Izdebska & Rolbiecki, 2014

Demodex ponderosus is a hair follicle mite found on thinly haired regions (tail and paws) of the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus.[1]

References

  1. Izdebska, Joanna N.; Rolbiecki, Leszek (2014). "New species of Demodex (Acari: Demodecidae) with data on parasitism and occurrence of other demodicids of Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia, Muridae).". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107 (4): 740–747. doi:10.1603/AN13123. 

Wikidata ☰ Q48965809 entry