Anthrax mite

Sarcoptes anthracis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Order:
Sarcoptiformes
Family:
Sarcoptidae
Genus:
Sarcoptes
Species:
S. anthracis
Binomial name
Sarcoptes anthracis
Iwanowski, 1901

The Anthrax mite (Sarcoptes anthracis) is a pathogenic mite and an intermediate host of anthrax.

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