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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Sarcoptiformes
Family: Sarcoptidae
Genus: Sarcoptes
Species:
S. equi
Binomial name
Sarcoptes equi
Raspail, 1834

References edit

  1. ^ 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.