Dermanyssus | |
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Dermanyssus gallinae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Mesostigmata |
Family: | Dermanyssidae |
Genus: | Dermanyssus Dugès, 1834 |
Dermanyssus is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae.[1] The etymology of the word Dermanyssus is from the Greek: derma, meaning skin, and nyssein, meaning bite.[2]