''Pneumonyssoides'' is a
monotypic genus of
mites
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
belonging to the family
Halarachnidae. The only species is ''Pneumonyssoides caninum''.
It is one of the most commonly studied species of
Halarachnidae found in dogs.
They are oval shaped. Adults in this species can measure from 1.5 to 0.6 mm in length.
The species is found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
.
They have a world wide distribution.
References
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Mesostigmata
Acari genera
Monotypic arachnid genera