Sarcoptes equi
Sarcoptes equi | |
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Subclass: | Acari
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Species: | S. equi
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Sarcoptes equi |
Sarcoptes equi is a species of mites. It occurs in horses and riders; they can suffer an itchy skin disorder, a form of scabies.
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Categories:
- Sarcoptiformes
- Parasitic acari
- Parasites of equines
- Parasitic arthropods of mammals
- Sarcoptiformes stubs
- Parasitic animal stubs