Difference between revisions of "Mites Structure"
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Mites are very small, on average under 0.3mm in length and for this reason often go unnoticed. They spend the majority of their life cycle '''on''' the host and cause '''mange'''. | Mites are very small, on average under 0.3mm in length and for this reason often go unnoticed. They spend the majority of their life cycle '''on''' the host and cause '''mange'''. | ||
| − | The body shows no segmentation but can be divided into two sections, the '''idiosoma''' and the '''gnathosoma'''. Adult and nymphs have '''four''' pairs of legs, whereas larvae have only '''three''' pairs of legs.[[Category:Mites]] | + | The body shows no segmentation but can be divided into two sections, the '''idiosoma''' and the '''gnathosoma'''. Adult and nymphs have '''four''' pairs of legs, whereas larvae have only '''three''' pairs of legs. |
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[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]] | [[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 23 July 2010
Mites are very small, on average under 0.3mm in length and for this reason often go unnoticed. They spend the majority of their life cycle on the host and cause mange. The body shows no segmentation but can be divided into two sections, the idiosoma and the gnathosoma. Adult and nymphs have four pairs of legs, whereas larvae have only three pairs of legs.