Demodecidae

Translingual

Demodex canis

Alternative forms

Demodicidae (incorrect inflection)

Etymology

From Demodex +‎ -idae (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Demodecidae

A taxonomic family within the order Trombidiformes – very small parasitic mites, follicle mites.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Acari - subclass; Acariformes - superorder; Trombidiformes - order; Prostigmata - suborder; Eleutherengona - cohort; Cheyletoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Demodex (sole genus)

References

Demodex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Demodecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Demodecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Demodecidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Demodecidae available from http://www.irmng.org at VLIZ.03 Rees, T. (compiler) (2017). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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