Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Order Sarcoptiformes Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Subclass Acari Family Gastronyssidae | |
Yunkeracarus is a genus of mites belonging to the family Gastronyssidae. They live exclusively in the nostrils of rodents. Females can be recognized by the small transparent scales covering the body, males by the lack of copulatory suckers.
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