Demodex leucogasteri is a hair follicle mite found in the hair follicles of the grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster.[1]
| Demodex leucogasteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Demodecidae |
| Genus: | Demodex |
| Species: | D. leucogasteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Demodex leucogasteri Hughes & Nutting, 1981
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The mites were found on laboratory maintained individuals of the grasshopper mouse.
References
edit- ^ Hughes, Stephen E.; Nutting, William B. (1981). "Demodex leucogasteri n. sp. from Onychomys leucogaster - with notes on its biology and host pathogenesis". Acarologia. 22 (2): 181–186.
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