Feather mite
Feather mites of the family Analgoidea is a diverse group of strongly stenoxenous parasites counting more than 2000 different species in more than 20 families.[1]
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| Dermanyssus gallinae (Dermanyssoidea: Dermanyssidae) | |
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| Subclass: | Acari (partim) |
Feather mites are the members of diverse mite superfamilies:
- superorder Acariformes
- Psoroptidia[2]
- Analgoidea[3]
- Freyanoidea
- Pterolichoidea
- Psoroptidia[2]
- superorder Parasitiformes
They are ectoparasites on birds, hence the common name.
Treatments with pyrethrin or carbaryl powder have been described.[4]
References
- "Feather Mites - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- Mironov SV, Skirnisson K, Thorarinsdottir ST, Nielsen OK (March 2010). "Feather mites (Astigmata: Psoroptidia) parasitising the rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta (Montin) (Aves: Galliformes) in Iceland". Syst. Parasitol. 75 (3): 187–206. doi:10.1007/s11230-009-9219-1. PMID 20157794. S2CID 2503558.
- Dabert J, Dabert M, Mironov SV (July 2001). "Phylogeny of feather mite subfamily Avenzoariinae (Acari: Analgoidea: Avenzoariidae) inferred from combined analyses of molecular and morphological data". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 20 (1): 124–35. doi:10.1006/mpev.2001.0948. PMID 11421653.
- "Merck Veterinary Manual".
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