Demodecidae

Translingual

Demodex canis

Alternative forms

• Demodicidae (incorrect inflection)

Etymology

From Demodex +‎ -idae (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Demodecidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Trombidiformes – very small parasitic mites, follicle mites.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Acari - subclass; Acariformes - superorder; Trombidiformes - order ; Prostigmata - suborder; Eleutherengona - cohort; Cheyletoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Demodex (sole genus)

References

• Demodecidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Demodecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Demodicidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Demodecidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Demodecidae available from http://www.irmng.org at VLIZ.03 Rees, T. (compiler) (2017). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera