Galapagos Species Database
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Mesalgoides geospizae
ectoparasite on birds
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Sarcoptiformes
Suborder
Oribatida
Superfamily
Analgoidea
Family
Psoroptoididae
Genus
Mesalgoides
Species
geospizae
Taxon category: Accepted
- Lindström, K.M. Dolnik, O., Yabsley, M., Hellgren, O., O’Connor, B., Pärn, H. & Foufopoulos, J. (2009) Feather mites and internal parasites in small ground finches (Geospiza fuliginosa, Emberizidae) from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Journal of Parasitology, 95(1): 39–45.
- O'Connor, B.M. Foufopoulos, J., Lipton, D. & Lindström, K. (2005) Mites associated with the small ground finch, Geospiza fuliginosa Passeriformes: Emberizidae), from the Galápagos Islands. J. Parasitol. 91(6): 1304-1313.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Mesalgoides geospizae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12376. Accessed 1 November 2026.