Sarcoptes equi
Species of mite
Sarcoptes equi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
Family: | Sarcoptidae |
Genus: | Sarcoptes |
Species: | S. equi |
Binomial name | |
Sarcoptes equi Raspail, 1834 |
Sarcoptes equi is a species of mites. It occurs in horses and riders; they can suffer an itchy skin disorder, a form of scabies.[1]
References
- ^ OConnor, Barry M.; Klimov, Pavel B. (July 2015). "Review and resolution of some nomenclatural issues regarding the genus Psoroptes (Acari: Psoroptidae), scab-mites of domestic and wild mammals". Experimental and Applied Acarology. 66 (3): 337–345. doi:10.1007/s10493-015-9916-1. ISSN 0168-8162.
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