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*Sarcoptes spp. <br><br>

*Sarcoptes spp. <br><br>

The mite shown is Cheyletiella parasitovorax.

The mite shown is Cheyletiella parasitovorax.

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|l1=Cheyletiella spp.

|q2=What are the identifying features?

|q2=What are the identifying features?

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L. gibbus is also a non-burrowing mite. Adult females are sometimes described as similar to a flea in appearance, with a striated cuticle, dark, sclerotic head and short legs with no clasping adaptations. Membranous flaps arising from the first set of legs attach the mites to a hair. Males have a long adanal process and adanal suckers. <br><br>

L. gibbus is also a non-burrowing mite. Adult females are sometimes described as similar to a flea in appearance, with a striated cuticle, dark, sclerotic head and short legs with no clasping adaptations. Membranous flaps arising from the first set of legs attach the mites to a hair. Males have a long adanal process and adanal suckers. <br><br>

P. cuniculi may be found causing skin lesions. Mites are large, being up to 0.07 mm in length, and may be seen with the naked eye. They have an oval body shape, pointed mouthparts and three jointed pedicles with funnel shaped suckers.

P. cuniculi may be found causing skin lesions. Mites are large, being up to 0.07 mm in length, and may be seen with the naked eye. They have an oval body shape, pointed mouthparts and three jointed pedicles with funnel shaped suckers.

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|l2=Cheyletiellosis

|q3=Which related organism is not generally associated with seborrhoea?

|q3=Which related organism is not generally associated with seborrhoea?

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*sometimes a moist dermatitis. <br>

*sometimes a moist dermatitis. <br>

Many cases are asymptomatic.

Many cases are asymptomatic.

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|l3=Leporacarus

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