Sarcoptes /Sar·cop·tes/ (sahr-kop´tēz) a genus of mites, including S. scabie´i, the cause of scabies in humans.
Sar·cop·tes (sär-k p t z)n. A genus of acarids that includes the itch mite. |
Sarcoptes
a widely distributed genus of mites in the family Sarcoptidae which causes sarcoptic mange. Their nomenclature is confused but the most widely used system of nomenclature is Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis, var. suis, var. equi, var. ovis, var. bovis, etc.
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Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis.By permission from Kummel BA, Color Atlas of Small Animal Dermatology, Mosby, 1989
Sarcoptes tapiri
potentially pathogenic for tapirs.
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