Knemidokoptes

Knemidokoptes is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Knemidokoptidae that infect the skin or feather follicles of birds, especially gallinaceous birds (chickens, pheasants, and relatives) as well as parakeets and canaries.[1][2]

Knemidokoptes
Scientific classification
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Knemidokoptidae
Genus:
Knemidokoptes
Species

Knemidokoptes pilae
Knemidokoptes mutans

References

  1. Mullen, Gary; Durden, Lance, eds. (2002). Medical and veterinary entomology. San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press/Elsevier. pp. 485–486. ISBN 9780080536071.
  2. Bowman, Dwight D. (2009). Georgis' parasitology for veterinarians (9th ed.). St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders/Elsevier. p. 67. ISBN 1416044124.


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