''Demodex gapperi'' is a

hair follicle The hair follicle is an organ found in mammalian skin. It resides in the dermal layer of the skin and is made up of 20 different cell types, each with distinct functions. The hair follicle regulates hair growth via a complex interaction betwee ...

mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...

found in the eyelids of the red-backed vole, '' Clethrionomys gapperi''.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q48998474 Trombidiformes Animals described in 1971 Parasites of rodents