Sarcoptidae
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Sarcoptidae is a family of mite
s, of which the most prominent are in the Genus
Sarcoptes
. Sarcoptic mange
is caused by digging mites in that genus.
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s, of which the most prominent are in the Genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Sarcoptes
Sarcoptes
Sarcoptes is a genus of mite.In some contexts, the types are all considered subordinate to Sarcoptes scabiei.* Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis* Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis* Sarcoptes scabiei var. caprae* Sarcoptes scabiei var. equi...
. Sarcoptic mange
Mange
Mange is the common name for a class of persistent contagious skin diseases caused by parasitic mites. Since mites also infect plants, birds, and reptiles, the term "mange," suggesting poor condition of the hairy coat due to the infection, is sometimes reserved only for pathological...
is caused by digging mites in that genus.