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Demodex (follicle mite)
Minute 0.1-0.4 mm elongate parasites with stubby legs that can be recovered from hair follicles & sebaceous glands. They are common incidental findings on histological skin preparations.
Specific
Demodex brevis
Demodex folliculorum
General
acarus (mites, ticks)
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: arthropod
ORGANISM-CLASS: arachnid
References
Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co.,
Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1305