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Knemidokoptes
''Knemidokoptes'' is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Epidermoptidae that infect the skin or feather follicles of birds, especially gallinaceous birds (chickens, pheasants, and relatives) as well as parakeets and Atlantic canary, canaries. Infection commonly causes scaly lesions to form at the face or feet, which is known as knemidocoptiasis. It was formerly placed in the family Knemidokoptidae, which is now treated as a subfamily with 15 species grouped in six genera. Species *Knemidokoptes mutans - also known as the scaly leg mite *Knemidokoptes pilae - scaly face mite References Sarcoptiformes Parasites of birds {{Sarcoptiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knemidokoptes Pilae
__NOTOC__ ''Knemidokoptes pilae'' is a mite which Parasite, parasitises the beaks of psittacines, particularly budgerigars, causing a mange known as 'scaly face'.Dwight D. Bowman and Jay R. Georgi, ''Georgi's Parasitology for Veterinarians'', 9th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders/Elsevier, 2009, p. 67 Morphology ''K. pilae'' are roundish-oval mites. The males are up to 220 μm long and about 150 μm wide, females up to 356 μm long and about 300 μm wide. The four pairs of legs are short and stubby in shape and have five segments. At the ends of the extremities, males have unjointed grippers and suckers, while females have claws. Life ''K. pilae'' lives off the substance of the beak, which it dissolves by means of a keratinase. They live primarily in the Beak#Cere, cere and at the base of the beak of the infected birds. They inhabit a single host throughout their life cycle; infection of new hosts occurs by contact. The viviparous females drill tunnels in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |