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Demodecidae

Index Demodecidae

Demodecidae is a family of parasitic mites, living on various species of mammals. [1]

13 relations: Acari, Animal, Arachnid, Arthropod, Cheyletoidea, Demodex, House mouse, Mammal, Meibomian gland, Mite, Soricidex, Systematic & Applied Acarology, Trombidiformes.

Acari

Acari (or Acarina) are a taxon of arachnids that contains mites and ticks.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Arachnid

Arachnids are a class (Arachnida) of joint-legged invertebrate animals (arthropods), in the subphylum Chelicerata.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Cheyletoidea

Cheyletoidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Trombidiformes.

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Demodex

Demodex is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals.

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House mouse

The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.

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Mammal

Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Meibomian gland

The Meibomian glands (often written with a small m, and also called tarsal glands) are a holocrine type of exocrine glands, at the rim of the eyelids inside the tarsal plate, responsible for the supply of meibum, an oily substance that prevents evaporation of the eye's tear film.

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Mite

Mites are small arthropods belonging to the class Arachnida and the subclass Acari (also known as Acarina).

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Soricidex

Soricidex is a genus of tiny mites that live on the head and body of its host species, the common shrew (Sorex araneus).

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Systematic & Applied Acarology

Systematic & Applied Acarology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on mites and ticks published trianually by the Systematic & Applied Acarology Society.

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Trombidiformes

The Trombidiformes are a large, diverse order of mites.

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Demodicidae.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demodecidae

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