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Demodex gapperi

Demodex gapperi is a hair follicle mite found in the eyelids of the red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi.

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Demodex gapperi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Demodecidae
Genus: Demodex
Species:
D. gapperi
Binomial name
Demodex gapperi
Nutting, Emejuaiwe & Tisdel, 1971

Demodex gapperi is a hair follicle mite found in the eyelids of the red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi.1

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References

  1. Nutting, William B.; Emejuaiwe, Stephen O.; Tisdel, Merrill O. (1971). "Demodex gapperi sp. n. (Acari: Demodicidae) from the red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi". The Journal of Parasitology. 57 (3): 660–665. doi:10.2307/3277935. JSTOR 3277935.