Knemidokoptes mutans

Knemidokoptes mutans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Sarcoptiformes
Family: Epidermoptidae
Genus: Knemidokoptes
Species:
K. mutans
Binomial name
Knemidokoptes mutans
Robin & Lanquentin, 1859

Knemidokoptes mutans, also known as the scaly leg mite, is a species of mite in the family Epidermoptidae. [1] [2] It is the cause of the bird ailment scaly foot.[3]

  1. ^ Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. ^ NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Gordon D. (ed), 2009-06-12
  3. ^ "Knemidocoptiasis in birds". DVM 360. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2024-05-28.