Carpoglyphus
Carpoglyphus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Subclass: | Acari |
Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
(unranked): | Astigmatina |
Family: | Carpoglyphidae |
Genus: | Carpoglyphus Robin, 1869[1] |
Type species | |
Carpoglyphus passularum Robin, 1869 | |
Species | |
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Carpoglyphus is a mite genus in the family Carpoglyphidae. The species Carpoglyphus passularum (a fruit mite) is responsible for a cutaneous condition called grocer's itch.
References
- ↑ C. Robin (1869). "Note sur un nouveau genre d'acariens". Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux. 6: 197–204.
External links
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