Carpoglyphus
| Carpoglyphus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Carpoglyphidae |
| Genus: | Carpoglyphus Robin, 1869 |
| Type species | |
| Carpoglyphus passularum Robin, 1869 | |
| Species | |
Carpoglyphus is a mite genus in the family Carpoglyphidae. The species Carpoglyphus passularum (a fruit mite) is responsible for a cutaneous condition called grocer's itch.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Carpoglyphus.
- ↑ C. Robin (1869). "Note sur un nouveau genre d'acariens". Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux. 6: 197–204.
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