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Ophionyssus is a
genus of bird
mites in the
family Macronyssidae.
There are
about seven described species in
Ophionyssus.
These seven species belong to...
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Ophionyssus natricis, the
reptile mite, is a
parasitic mite most
commonly found on snakes, but also
occurring on
captive lizards, turtles, crocodiles...
- Yunker, 1973
Ophionyssus Mégnin, 1883
Ophionyssus arnhemlandensis (Womersley, 1956)
Ophionyssus dolatelacensis Fain & Bannert, 2002
Ophionyssus ehmanni Domrow...
- wild parasites, both
internal and external. The most
common parasite is
Ophionyssus natricis, or the "reptile mite", in
addition to
ticks and
parasitic worms...
- were
antibiotic resistant as well.
Parasite species include pinworms,
Ophionyssus natricus, coccidia, and Dicrocoelidae. Some of the
bacteria and parasites...
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Venereal transmission is also
indicated as a possibility. The
snake mite,
Ophionyssus natricis, has been
implicated as a
possible vector for the virus, since...
