Overview
Taxonomy
The Family Demodecidae is a member of the Superfamily Cheyletoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Demodecidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Subphylum: Arachnomorpha
Heider, 1913
- Infraphylum: Cheliceriformes
- Superclass: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
Cuvier, 1812 - Arachnids
- Subclass: Acari
Leach, 1817 - Mites and Ticks
- Superorder: Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952 - Mitelike Mites
- Order: Actinedida
van der Hammen, 1968 [1972?]
- Suborder: Eleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
- Superfamily: Cheyletoidea
Leach, 1815
- Family: Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855
- Superfamily: Cheyletoidea
Leach, 1815
- Suborder: Eleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
- Order: Actinedida
van der Hammen, 1968 [1972?]
- Superorder: Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952 - Mitelike Mites
- Subclass: Acari
Leach, 1817 - Mites and Ticks
- Class: Arachnida
Cuvier, 1812 - Arachnids
- Superclass: Chelicerata
- Infraphylum: Cheliceriformes
- Subphylum: Arachnomorpha
Heider, 1913
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Demodecidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (1): Demodex
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in the Family Demodecidae.
Genera
Demodex
Demodex is a genus of tiny parasitic mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals. About 65 species of Demodex are known; they are among the smallest of arthropods. Two species living on humans have been identified: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites. Demodex canis lives on the domestic dog. Infestation with Demodex is common and usually does not cause any symptoms, although occasionally some skin diseases can be caused by the mites. [more]
At least 19 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Demodex.
More info about the Genus Demodex may be found here.
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