Sarcoptes equi
Species of mite
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Sarcoptes equi is a species of mites belonging to the genus Sarcoptes. The species primarily infests horses and their riders. As with many other members of Sarcoptes, the species is known to cause scabies.[1]
| Sarcoptes equi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Sarcoptidae |
| Genus: | Sarcoptes |
| Species: | S. equi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarcoptes equi Raspail, 1834 | |
