DESCRIPTION OF A HAIR FOLLICLE MITE (ACARI: DEMODECIDAE) PARASITIC IN

ABSTRACT- Demodex phocidi n. sp. is described (all life stages) from a captive Atlantic ha rbo r seal, Phoca vitulina, from Seward, Alaska. This is the first description of a demodecid hair follicle mi te from the earless seal family Phocidae. The mites reside in the sebaceous glands of the hair fol...

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Main Authors: Harbor Seal, Phoca Vitulina Linnaeus
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Key words- Acari
Demodecidae
hair follicle mite
Atlantic harbor seal
new species
USA. INTRODUCTION MATERULS AND METHODS An Atlantic harbor seal
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus
harbor seal
Phoca vitulina
Alaska
Mite
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.594.7931
http://www.alaskasealife.org/New/Contribute/pdf/Decsh_et.al_2003.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT- Demodex phocidi n. sp. is described (all life stages) from a captive Atlantic ha rbo r seal, Phoca vitulina, from Seward, Alaska. This is the first description of a demodecid hair follicle mi te from the earless seal family Phocidae. The mites reside in the sebaceous glands of the hair follicles and are associated with persistent areas of hyperkeratosis.

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