Difference between revisions of "Psoroptes"

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Causes psoroptic skin infestation

Recognition

Oval shaped

Long legs

Funnel shaped suckers on segmented pedicels

1-2mm in length

Life cycle

Confined to skin surface

Feed on serous exudate by siphoning

Adult female can lay up to 100 eggs during her life time (1 month)

10 day life cycle

2 nymphal stages

Psoroptes cuniculi

Psoroptes ovis

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-{{OpenPagesTop}}
+*Causes [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Psoroptic mites|psoroptic skin infestation]]
-{{Taxobox
-|name               = Psoroptes
-|kingdom            = Animalia
-|phylum             = [[:Category:Arthropods|Arthropoda]]
-|class              = [[:Category:Arachnida|Arachnida]]
-|sub-class          = Acari
-|order              = Sarcoptiformes
-|super-family       =
-|family             = Psoroptidae
-|sub-family         =
-|genus              = Psoroptes
-|species            =
-}}
-''Psoroptes'' is an oval shaped, astigmatic, non-burrowing mite, causing [[Psoroptic Mange|psoroptic skin infestation]] in cattle, sheep, horses and rabbits.  The most common species of ''Psoroptes'' seen within the UK are ''[[Psoroptes ovis]]'', and ''[[Psoroptes cuniculi]]''.
-[[Image:Psoroptes cuniculi.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''''Psoroptes cuniculi''''' (Copyright Joel Mills, Wikimedia Commons) ]]
+'''Recognition'''
+*Oval shaped
-==Identification==
+*Long legs
-''Psoroptes'' is an oval shaped, with legs longer than those seen in burrowing mites.
-The males have a pair of copulatory suckers.  It is of the family Psoroptidae.
-==Life cycle==
+*Funnel shaped suckers on '''segmented''' pedicels
-''Psoroptes'' are confined to the skin surface, and feed on serous exudate by a siphoning process.
-The Adult female is capable of laying up to 100 eggs during her life time, which is  usually just one month.  The duration of the life cycle is around 10 days, and consists of two nymphal stages.
+*1-2mm in length
-{{Learning
-|flashcards= [[Mites_Flashcards|Mites Flashcards]]
-|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=Psoroptes&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=37&y=8&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all ''Psoroptes'' publications]
-|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=mite Mites]
-}}
+'''Life cycle'''
+*Confined to skin surface
-{{review}}
+*Feed on serous exudate by siphoning
-{{OpenPages}}
+*Adult female can lay up to 100 eggs during her life time (1 month)
+*10 day life cycle
+*2 nymphal stages
+<big>
+'''[[Psoroptes cuniculi|''Psoroptes cuniculi'']]
+'''[[Psoroptes ovis|''Psoroptes ovis'']]
+</big>
 [[Category:Non-Burrowing Mites]]
+[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]
-[[Category:Expert_Review]]

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