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Epidermoptes bilobatus Rivolta, 1876

ectoparasite of birds

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Sarcoptiformes

Suborder
Oribatida

Superfamily
Analgoidea

Family
Epidermoptidae

Genus
Epidermoptes

Species
bilobatus

Taxon category: Accepted

References

  • Gottdenker, N.L. Walsh, T., Vargas, H., Merkel, J., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., J., Miller, R.E., Dailey, M. & Parker, P. (2005) Assessing the risks of introduced chickens and their pathogens to native birds in the Galápagos Archipelago. Biological Conservation 126: 429–439.

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