In Vitro Development of Two Species of Orthohalarachne (Acarina: Halarachnidae) and Adaptations of the Life Cycle for Endoparasitism in Mammals

• Published in: Journal of Medical Entomology
• Main Authors: Furman, Deane P., Smith, Alvin W.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 1973
• Subjects: Scientific Notes; Ferris; Kenyon; Newell; Weddell; Elephant Seal; Gentoo penguin; harbor seal; Pygoscelis papua; Weddell Seal; walrus*
• Online Access: http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/10/4/415; https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/10.4.415

Halarachnid mites are parasites of the respiratory tracts of mammals. Two genera typically parasitize marine mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia; species of Orthohalarachne parasitize fur seals and sea lions of the family Otariidae, and the walrus of the family Odobenidae; species of Halarachne are f...