Caparinia tripilis

Caparinia tripilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Sarcoptiformes
Family: Psoroptidae
Genus: Caparinia
Species:
C. tripilis
Binomial name
Caparinia tripilis
(Michael, 1889)
Caparinia tripilis collected on an African Pygmy Hedgehog

Caparinia tripilis is a species of mite, causing mange. It is known to infect hedgehogs.

References

  1. ↑ "Caparinia tripilis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Kim, Da-Hee; Oh, Dae-Sung; Ahn, Kyu-Sung; Shin, Sung-Shik (2012-05-24). "An Outbreak of Caparinia tripilis in a Colony of African Pygmy Hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris) from Korea". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 50 (2): 151–156. doi:10.3347/kjp.2012.50.2.151. ISSN 0023-4001. PMC 3375455. PMID 22711928.

Further reading

Marta Demkowska-Kutrzepa; Tomczuk, Krzysztof; Maria Studzińska; Klaudiusz Szczepaniak (2014). "Caparinia tripilis in African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)". Veterinary Dermatology. 26 (1): 73–75. doi:10.1111/vde.12190. PMID 25496536. Wikidata Q53671927. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Marta Demkowska-Kutrzepa, Maria Studzińska, Klaudiusz Szczepaniak (help)