Demodex
Demodex
Taxonomy
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Arthropoda
- Class Arachnida
- Order Prostigmata
- Family Demodicidae
Final host
Mammals
Morphology
Adults: small mites (≈ 0.23mm) with an elongated cigar-shaped body of striated surface and four pairs of stumpy legs located at the front of the body
Cycle
Direct All stages (egg, larva, nymphal stages and adults) develop in the skin of the host
Location
Hair follicles and sebaceous glands (dermis)
Feeding
Lymph and dermic cells
Diagnostic
Larvae, nymphs and adults
Transmission
Larvae, nymphs and adults
