Knemidokoptes mutans, also known as the scaly leg mite, is a species of mite in the family Epidermoptidae. [1] [2] It is the cause of the bird ailment scaly foot.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Epidermoptidae |
| Genus: | Knemidokoptes |
| Species: | K. mutans
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| Binomial name | |
| Knemidokoptes mutans Robin & Lanquentin, 1859
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References
edit- ^ Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ NZIB: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Gordon D. (ed), 2009-06-12
- ^ "Knemidocoptiasis in birds". DVM 360. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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