Ornithonyssus

Ornithonyssus
	Ornithonyssus sylviarum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Macronyssidae
Genus:	Ornithonyssus; Sambon, 1928
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Leiognathus Canestrini, 1884 (preocc.); Fonsecanyssus Radford, 1950; Cryptonyssus Radovsky, 1966; Bdellonyssus Fonseca, 1941; Neoichoronyssus Fonseca, 1941; Lepronyssoides Fonseca, 1941; Macronyssoides Radovsky, 1966; Megistonyssus Radovsky, 1966; Parasteatonyssus Radovsky, 1966

Ornithonyssus is a mite genus of the family Macronyssidae.

Species

Ornithonyssus acrobates Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
Ornithonyssus africanus (Zumpt & Till, 1958)
Ornithonyssus bacoti (Hirst, 1913) commonly known as the tropical rat mite. A frequently occurring rat mite ^[2] that has a painful bite.
Ornithonyssus benoiti Till, 1982

Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) commonly known as the tropical fowl mite.^[3]

Ornithonyssus campester Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
Ornithonyssus capensis Shepherd & Narro, 1983
Ornithonyssus conciliatus (Radovsky, 1967)
Ornithonyssus costai Micherdzinski, 1980
Ornithonyssus dasyuri Domrow, 1983
Ornithonyssus desultorius (Radovsky, 1966)
Ornithonyssus flexus (Radovsky, 1967)
Ornithonyssus garridoi de-la-Cruz, 1981
Ornithonyssus hypertrichus Radovsky, 2007
Ornithonyssus jayanti (Advani & Vazirani, 1981)
Ornithonyssus kochi (Fonseca, 1948)
Ornithonyssus latro Domrow, 1963
Ornithonyssus longisetosus Micherdzinski, 1980
Ornithonyssus lukoschusi Micherdzinski, 1980
Ornithonyssus matogrosso (Fonseca, 1954)
Ornithonyssus noeli de-la-Cruz, 1983
Ornithonyssus nyctinomi (Zumpt & Patterson, 1951)
Ornithonyssus petauri Micherdzinski, 1980
Ornithonyssus pereirai (Fonseca, 1935)
Ornithonyssus pipistrelli (Oudemans, 1904)
Ornithonyssus praedo Domrow, 1971
Ornithonyssus roseinnesi (Zumpt & Till, 1953)
Ornithonyssus simulatus Micherdzinski, 1980
Ornithonyssus spinosa Manson, 1972
Ornithonyssus stigmaticus Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985
Ornithonyssus sylviarum (G.Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877) commonly known as the northern fowl mite.^[4]
Ornithonyssus taphozous Micherdzinski & Domrow, 1985

^ Radovsky, 2007, p. 223
^ "Mites Affecting Humans". www.idph.state.il.us. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
^ Denmark, H. A., & Cromroy, H. L. (2012). Tropical Fowl Mite, Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese)(Arachnida: Acari: Macronyssidae). University of Florida. Fact Sheet EENY-297.
^ Owen, Jeb P.; Delany, Mary E.; Cardona, Carol J.; Bickford, Arthur A.; Mullens, Bradley A. (2009-06-01). "Host inflammatory response governs fitness in an avian ectoparasite, the northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum)". International Journal for Parasitology. 39 (7): 789–799. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.12.008. ISSN 0020-7519. PMID 19367920.

This Mesostigmata article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This parasitic animal-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.