Knemidokoptes mutans
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
Family: | Epidermoptidae |
Genus: | Knemidokoptes |
Species: | K. mutans
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Binomial name | |
Knemidokoptes mutans Robin & Lanquentin, 1859
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Knemidokoptes mutans, also known as the scaly leg mite, is a species of mite in the family Epidermoptidae. [1] [2] It is the cause of the bird ailment scaly foot.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Gordon D. (ed), 2009-06-12
- ^ "Knemidocoptiasis in birds". DVM 360. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2024-05-28.