First record of Ophionyssus natricis (Gervais) (Acari: Macronyssidae) on Python reticulatus (Schneider) (Pythonidae) in Brazil

First record of Ophionyssus natricis (Gervais) (Acari: Macronyssidae) on Python reticulatus (Schneider) (Pythonidae) in Brazil

Abstract. Ophionyssus natricis (Gervais) frequently parasitizes snakes kept under human care. This mite is known to mechanically transmit the bacteria Proteus hydrophilus, which can cause hemorrhagic sepsis in snakes. This is the first record of O. natricis mite in Python reticulatus (Schneider) col...

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Main Authors: Ademar da Silva, Zeneida Pinto, Rodrigo Teixeira, Rodolfo Cunha, Cesar Carriço, Rebecca Caetano, Gilberto Gazeta, Marinete Amorim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Entomologistas do Brasil 2018-04-01
Series:EntomoBrasilis
Subjects:
Acari
Neotropical Region
Ectoparasite
Snake
Taxonomy
Região Neotropical
Ectoparasita
Cobra
Taxonomia
Online Access:http://www.periodico.ebras.bio.br/ojs/index.php/ebras/article/view/ebrasilis.v11i1.768

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