Chorioptes

CHORIOPTES
  • Named after their hosts
  • C.equi – Fetlock of horse
  • C caprae – Goats
  • C.cuniculi – Ears of rabbit
  • C.bovis, C. equi, C. ovis - All belong to the species of C. bovis
  • In horse -foot mange, itchy leg on pastern
  • Otodectes cynotis - Ear of dog, cat, fox
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