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Sarcoptes

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Sarcoptes is a genus of mites.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderSarcoptiformes
  5. FamilySarcoptidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
40
With media
10
Family
Sarcoptidae
Collections
USNM, FCB-UANL, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ACAROLOGY LABORATORY, COLUMBUS, OH (OSAL), RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Canada, Peru

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sarcoptidae
Image
Sarcoptes scabei 2.jpg
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taxon name
Sarcoptes
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Sarcoptes
Commons category
Sarcoptes
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Encyclopedic overview

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Sarcoptes is a genus of mites.

In some contexts, the types are all considered subordinate to Sarcoptes scabiei. Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis S. s. var. canis S. s. var. caprae S. s. var. equi S. s. var. hominis S. s. var. ovis S. s. var. suis

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