Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Order Mesostigmata Scientific name Liponyssoides sanguineus | Phylum Arthropoda Subclass Acari Family Dermanyssidae Rank Species | |
Similar Rickettsia akari, Ornithonyssus bacoti, Ornithonyssus, Dermanyssidae, Haemogamasus | ||
Liponyssoides sanguineus is a species of mite. It infests Mus musculus.
It can transmit human disease.
It can transmit Rickettsia akari, which causes rickettsialpox.
It used to be known as Allodermanyssus sanguineus.
References
Liponyssoides sanguineus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA