''Dermatophagoides'' is a genus of
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 ...
s in the family
Pyroglyphidae.
[
Six species are accepted in this genus:][
*'' Dermatophagoides evansi''
*'' Dermatophagoides farinae''
*'' Dermatophagoides microceras''
*'' Dermatophagoides passericola''
*'' Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus''
*'' Dermatophagoides scheremetewskyi''
]
References
Sarcoptiformes
Acari genera
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