Sarcoptes equi
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2025) |
| Sarcoptes equi | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| Family: | Sarcoptidae |
| Genus: | Sarcoptes |
| Species: | S. equi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarcoptes equi Raspail, 1834
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Sarcoptes equi is a species of mites belonging to the genus Sarcoptes. The species primarily infests horses and their riders. As with many other members of Sarcoptes, the species is known to cause scabies.[1]
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