Epidermoptidae
Epidermoptidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Subclass: | Acari |
Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
(unranked): | Astigmatina |
Superfamily: | Analgoidea |
Family: | Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 1892 |
Genera include | |
Dermation |
Epidermoptidae is a family of acariform mites. They live as parasites on the skin of birds and mammals. They thrive in warm, damp areas of the skin (several species are nostril specialists).
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