Dermanyssus is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae.[1] The etymology of the word Dermanyssus is from the Greek: derma, meaning skin, and nyssein, meaning bite.[2]

Dermanyssus
Dermanyssus gallinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Dermanyssidae
Genus: Dermanyssus
Dugès, 1834

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References

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  1. ^ Roy, L.; Chauve, C.M. (2007). "Historical review of the genus Dermanyssus Dugès, 1834 (Acari: Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae)". Parasite. 14 (2): 87–100. doi:10.1051/parasite/2007142087. ISSN 1252-607X. PMID 17645179.  
  2. ^ Mehlhorn, H (2008). "Dermanyssus gallinae". Encyclopedia of parasitology (3rd ed.). Berlin: Springer. p. 325. ISBN 9783540489948.