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Feather mite

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Subclass
  
Acari (partim)

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Arachnida

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Representative species
  
Dermanyssus gallinae

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Feather mites are the members of diverse mite superfamilies:

Contents

  • superorder Acariformes
  • Psoroptidia
  • Analgoidea
  • Freyanoidea
  • Pterolichoidea
  • superorder Parasitiformes
  • Dermanyssoidea

    • They are ectoparasites on birds, hence the common name.

    Treatments with pyrethrin or carbaryl powder have been described.

    Cockatiel feather mites


    References

    Feather mite Wikipedia
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