Demodex
Sign in to saveDemodex is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals. Around 65 species of Demodex are known. Two species live on humans: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites, alternatively face mites or skin mites.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderTrombidiformes
- FamilyDemodecidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 251
- With media
- 132
- Family
- Demodecidae
- Collections
- CMN
- Recorded in
- Netherlands, Suriname, Canada, Nederland, Germany
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Demodecidae
- Image
- Haarbalgmilbe.jpg
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- taxon name
- Demodex
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Demodex
- topic's main category
- Category:Demodex
- has effect
- demodicosis
- taxon common name
- Follicle mites
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Notable species
- ''D. folliculorum'' and ''D. brevis''
- Prevalence
- Research
- ''D. canis''
- References
- External links
Demodex is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals. Around 65 species of Demodex are known. Two species live on humans: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites, alternatively face mites or skin mites.
Different species of animals host different species of Demodex. Demodex canis lives on the domestic dog. The presence of Demodex species on mammals is common and usually does not cause any symptoms. Demodex is derived from Greek () and () .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Demodex” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.