Demodex cyonis
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| Demodex cyonis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Demodecidae |
| Genus: | Demodex |
| Species: | D. cyonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Demodex cyonis Morita, Ohmi, Kiwaki, Ike & Nagata, 2018[1] | |
Demodex cyonis is a species of Demodex mite first circumscribed in 2018 after being detected in the earwax of a dog with otitis externa in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, in July 2010.[1] It was determined to be a new species based on morphological characters including its opisthosoma length being shorter than one-half its body length, differentiating it from the other species in domestic dogs, D. canis and D. injai, and similar “short-bodied species” such as D. cornei. It is morphologically most similar to D. equi and D. acutipes.[1] The specific epithet cyonis is derived from the Greek word for domestic dog, κύων, the first observed host animal.[1]
