Sarcoptes equi is a species of mites. It occurs in horses and riders; they can suffer an itchy skin disorder, a form of scabies.[1]
| Sarcoptes equi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Sarcoptidae |
| Genus: | Sarcoptes |
| Species: | S. equi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarcoptes equi Raspail, 1834
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References
edit- ^ OConnor, Barry M.; Klimov, Pavel B. (July 2015). "Review and resolution of some nomenclatural issues regarding the genus Psoroptes (Acari: Psoroptidae), scab-mites of domestic and wild mammals". Experimental and Applied Acarology. 66 (3): 337–345. doi:10.1007/s10493-015-9916-1. ISSN 0168-8162.
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