Feather mite

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Feather mites
Dermanyssus gallinae (Dermanyssoidea: Dermanyssidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Subclass: Acarina (partim)

Feather mites are the members of diverse mite superfamilies:

• Analgoidea, Freyanoidea and Pterolichoidea in the superorder Acariformes
• Dermanyssoidea in the superorder Parasitiformes

They are ectoparasites on birds, hence the common name.