Cheyletiella
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Cheyletiella ssp. |
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| Canestrini , 1886 |
Cheyletiella (from the Greek cheilos 'lip') - also known as fur mites - is a genus of parasitic mites that live on the skin and hair of mammals andcan causethe disease of Cheyletiellosis . The representatives of the genus are not very host-specific and can temporarily attack humans.
They are ovoid mites 0.2 to 0.5 mm in size. They have stiletto-like chelicerae and the short pedipalps have strong claws . The legs are strong and have narrow, comb-like structures ( empodia ) at their ends . The mites cling to the hair with their claws or migrate through the cell debris on the skin ("migrating scales"). With the chelicerae they pierce the epidermis in order to feed on tissue fluid . The female weaves the eggs into a kind of cocoon and attaches them to the host's hair. Further development runs through a larval and two nymph stages and takes about three weeks.
species
The genus includes five species that are difficult to distinguish morphologically:
| Art | Host (s) |
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| Cheyletiella blakei (Smiley, 1970) | Cats , foxes , humans |
| Cheyletiella parasitivorax (Mégnin, 1878) | Rabbits , cats, silver fox , dogs |
| Cheyletiella romerolagi (Fain, 1972) | Volcanic rabbit |
| Cheyletiella strandtmanni (Smiley, 1970) | Rabbits |
| Cheyletiella yasguri (Smiley, 1965) | Dogs, cats (rare), humans |
literature
- Heinz Mehlhorn (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Volume 1: A - M. 3rd edition. Springer, Berlin et al. 2008, ISBN 978-3-540-48994-8 , p. 243.
- Peter Deplazes, Johannes Eckert, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Horst Zahner: Textbook of parasitology for veterinary medicine. 3rd, revised edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-8304-1135-2 .
