Dermanyssus | |
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Dermanyssus gallinae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Subclass: | Acari |
Order: | Mesostigmata |
Superfamily: | Dermanyssoidea |
Family: | Dermanyssidae |
Genus: | Dermanyssus |
Dermanyssus is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word Dermanyssus is from the Greek: derma, meaining skin, and nyssein, meaning bite.