mites are small crawling animals related to ticks and spiders .

most mites are free-living and harmless .

other mites are parasitic , and those that infest livestock animals cause many diseases that are widespread , reduce production and profit for farmers , and are expensive to control .

the invertebrate mites are arthropods with a chitinous exoskeleton and jointed limbs .

within the arthropoda , they belong in the subclass acari ( or acarina ) and species belonging to the acari are informally known as acarines .

although both acarines and insects ( class insecta ) are studied in the fields of veterinary and medical parasitology , acarines are separated from insects by structure , feeding , lifecycles , and disease relations .

both livestock and companion animals are susceptible to mite infestation .

humans also may become infested by contagion from these domestic animals ( a zoonosis ) .

the term livestock is used in this article for all those domesticated mammals and birds that people rear for production of food , hides , wool , and draught power .

infestation by mites usually causes skin diseases known as mange , scabies , scab , demodecosis , or in general as acariasis .

the causation , economic impact , and control of these diseases in livestock are described in this article .

mites that cause disease in honey bees are described in varroa destructor .

mites of livestock

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in your previous studies it was clear to you that livestock diseases and parasites have high economic effects in livestock production . parasites vectors to various livestock , damage organs of animals and predisposes them to secondary infections . parasites have the following effects on livestock :
dog mites and cat mites : biology , prevention and control . ear mites , sarcoptic mange , scabies , demodectic mange , itch mites , nasal mites , notoedric mange , walking dandruff .
click here if you are interested in medicinal plants for controlling mites and other external parasites of livestock and pets .
most scab and mange mites do not play a significant role in the transmission of microbial diseases to livestock or pets .
click here to learn more about general aspects of biological control of parasites of livestock and pets .
graham oh , hourrigan jl . eradication programs for the arthropod parasites of livestock .
is therefore based on prophylaxis of the infection in man , livestock and dogs .
mites in the family trombiculidae are commonly referred to as red bugs or chigger mites .
spp . parasitize other species of mites . these mite –inhabiting mites can attack man . the genus
herbal medicines for dogs , cats & livestock against fleas , ticks , mites , lice , worms & other parasites .
lice , fleas , keds and mites cause considerable loses in livestock . animal houses should be cleaned and dusted regularly .
dog mites and cat mites : biology , prevention and control . ear mites , sarcoptic mange , scabies , demodectic mange , itch mites , nasal mitesnotoedric mange , walking dandruff .
the biology of mites , parasites of livestock - cattle , sheep , goats , pig , poultry - , dogs and cats . scab , mange
chakrabarti a , pradhan nr . demodicidosis in livestock in west bengal ( india )
drummond ro . tick - borne livestock diseases and their vectors . chemical control of ticks .
sutherst rw . management of arthropod parasitism in livestock . in : dunsmore jp , editor .
rotational grazing of livestock species should be followed to minimize or limit the infection from pasture .
mites are able to cause mange on different species of livestock but are somewhat host specific , thus infecting some species more severely than others .
cattle mites are not vectors of other pathogens , i . e . they do not transmit microbial diseases as many other livestock parasites do .
sheep mites are not vectors of other pathogens , i . e . they do not transmit microbial diseases as many other livestock parasites do .
horse mites are not vectors of other pathogens , i . e . they do not transmit microbial diseases as many other livestock parasites do .
subject acarology . soil mites > biological control . soil mites > integrated control . agricultural pests . beneficial insects . soil management . soil mites .
basu bc , menon bp , sengupta cm ( 1952 ) studies on the mange mites of livestock in india . indian veterin j 22 : 143–149
. fipronil , methoprene and amitraz are all pesticides used also on livestock and agriculture .
is found in the veins of the nasal mucosa of livestock in the indian subcontinent . infection rates of 40 - 50 %
the use of pathogenic fungi against crop and livestock pests has been intensively investigated . there are already numerous commercial products containing spores of these fungi that are used against crop pests . there use against livestock pests is much less developed and little is known so far on their field efficacy against ticks and mites that affect livestock and / or pets .
quarantine importance : numerous important pests of crops , livestock , wildlife , native flora , and humans .
skin must be squeezed to extrude mites from hair follicles trichogram : is the examination of hair plucked from a follicle for mites . finding a few mites is normal ! it is only demodecosis if you find numerous mites or many life stages
chorioptic mites of cattle ( also called
leg mites
, or
barn itch
) are less harmful than psoroptic or sarcoptic mites . they are not transmitted to humans .
bram ra . tick - borne livestock diseases and their vectors . 1 . the global problem .
chakrabarti a , pradhan nr ( 1985 ) demodicosis in livestock in west bengal ( india ) .
identify and prepare a list of livestock feeds common in your school or in neighboring areas for the following animals .
wharton rh . tick - borne livestock diseases and their vectors . acaricide resistance and alternative methods of tick control .
. such products containing amitraz are often used in many countries for mite control on livestock and dogs .
chorioptic mites of horses ( the itchy leg mite ) are less harmful than psoroptic or sarcoptic mites . they are not transmitted to humans .
attempts to infect and demonstrate transovarial transmission of r . tsutsugamushi in three species of leptotrombidium mites
sarcoptic mites of sheep are a species - specific strain of sarcoptes scabiei , a mite species that infests also cattle , pigs , other livestock and also humans . this means that it can be transmitted to humans . they are less abundant on sheep than psoroptic mites .
sikes rk , chamberlain rw . laboratory observations on three species of bird mites .
litwin sb . “pigeon mites” causing a pruritic dermatitis . report of a case .
mites infest sheep worldwide . the most important parasitic mite species of sheep are :
psoroptic mites of horses are usually not infectious for humans , dogs and cats .
zhao ye , cheng h . rapd analysis and sequence alignment of genomic dna of hair follicle mites
to our knowledge ixodiphagus wasps are not yet commercially available in most countries where ticks are a problem for livestock .
helson gah ( 1956 ) some arthropods affecting man and livestock in new zealand . n z vet 4 : 11–18
agricultural hygiene helps protect livestock and crops from pests and disease , including insects , parasites , pathogens and weeds .
chorioptic sheep mites ( also called
leg mites
, or
foot scab
) are quite abundant worldwide , but less harmful than psoroptic or sarcoptic mites . they are not transmitted to humans .
they are parasites that are found in the body of the livestock eg . tapeworms , roundworms , liver - flukes . livestock houses should not only provide protection against elements of environment but also must allow ease in maintenance of high standards of hygiene . dirty environments promote infection by internal parasites .
sarcoptic mites of cattle are a species - specific strain of sarcoptes scabiei , a mite species that infests also sheep , pigs , other livestock and also humans . this means that it can be transmitted to humans .
mange or scabies in livestock is a skin condition caused by microscopic mites in or on the skin . the mites cause intense itching and discomfort which is associated with decreased feed intake and production . scratching and rubbing results in extensive damage to hides and fleece .
scab and mange mites of veterinary importance have a worldwide distribution but they tend to be more frequent in regions with cold climate a hard winters . such mites live in the skin of their hosts . infestations with mites are technically called acariasis .
so far there are no reports on serious problems of cattle mites resistance to parasiticides .
sulzberger mb , kaminstein i . avian itch mites as a cause of human dermatoses .
sarcoptic mites of horses are a species - specific strain of sarcoptes scabiei , a mite species that infests also sheep , cattle , pigs , other livestock and also humans . this means that it can be transmitted to humans .
mg was fed to 50 mites at 75–85 % rh . the number of mites was assessed after 25 days , so the bioassay used population suppression as the measure of efficacy .
however , to our knowledge there are still no commercial products based on bacillus thuringiensis approved for use on livestock or pets .
williams , r . e . ( 2010 ) veterinary entomology : livestock and companion animals . boca raton , crc press .
in cattle are the most common . liver flukes attack many types of livestock , especially cattle , sheep and goats . water snail lymnaea species , is the intermediate host . control liver fluke basically involves drenching of livestock animals with antihelminthic drugs and elimination of the intermediate host by draining swampy area .
diagnosis has to be confirmed examining skin scrappings of affected parts under the microscope for visualization of the mites .
diagnosis has to be confirmed examining skin scrappings under the microscope for visualization of the mites .
so far there are no biological control methods against ticks and mites of dogs and cats .
pathogenic impact and economic importance of mange mites in ruminants | dr . tekeste abriham - urltoken
aka scab , psoroptic mange is caused by species of psoroptes . non burrowing skin mites .
positive diagnosis of the problem by a physician . scabies mites are extremely small ; females measure about 1 ⁄ 60 inch . in the case of both scabies and straw itch mites , the rash or bites associated with these mites is the primary diagnostic characteristic .
insects and mites that feed on fungus or stored grain that is damaged include the foreign grain beetle , indian meal moth , psocids and grain mites .
bram ra , george je , reichard re , tabachnick wj . the threat of foreign arthropod - borne pathogens to livestock in the united states .
( b ) to keep livestock away from pastures contaminated with metacercariae . this may only be possible when the number of animals involved is small .
) . scabies mites have greatest survival away from a host in conditions of low temperature and high relative humidity . mites have been shown to remain infective after up to 36
scab and mange mites are typical winter pests in regions with a cold or moderate winter . and they affect mainly stabled livestock , because crowding creates a warm and humid microclimate that favors mite development and transmission .
) . adult female mites burrow into the upper epidermis of the host at the rate of approximately 0 . 5–5
is common in house dust in tropical climates and may be more prevalent than pyroglyphid mites and is a significant cause of sensitivity . this species has been reported to occur in small numbers in some homes in the southern subtropical united states . sensitivity to storage mites may be 6–22 % in urban and rural populations in europe . there is little cross - reactivity between storage mites and house dust mites . however , many patients are sensitive to both storage mites and the pyroglyphid house dust mites .
number of laying hens per country in millions ( 2012 ) and the percentages of farms infested by dermanyssus gallinae . image reproduced from mul ; ©wageningen ur livestock research .
mites : re - evaluation of species integrity . med vet entomol 25 : 370–376 . doi :
in most countries there are no injectables approved for the control of mites on dogs and cats .
so far there are almost no reports on confirmed resistance of dog or cat mites to acaricides .
of dogs . milbemycin oxime has no efficacy against fleas or ticks . milbemycin oxime is exclusively used on pets , not on livestock or in agriculture .
parasitic mites often have adaptations for being on animals claws , suckers , etc .
taxonomic priority in psoroptes mange mites : p . ovis or p . equi ?
, natural or synthetic that will keep mites away from horses . and there are
so far there are no drenches that reliably control mites on dogs and cats .
there are also reports of a good efficacy of thuringiensin suspensions against northern fowl mites when directly applied on infested chicken .
although the disease can manifest in a number of ways , the only form is the presence of ectoparasites—ticks and mites .
whereas there are numerous topical and systemic acaricides that control mites on livestock in most countries , only a fraction are also approved for use on horses or other equids . the reason is often that the horse market is smaller than the livestock market and thus it is not attractive enough for most animal health companies to invest in a claim for use on horses .
ingested by the host , which in turn is influenced by the climate , the amount of protection of larvae provided by vegetation , the livestock density and the grazing pattern of the ruminants present .
smith mg , blattner rj , heys fm . st . louis encephalitis : infection of chicken mites ,
if a herd is free of mites , contamination can only come from animals brought in . consequently , to avoid contamination treat all incoming animals against mites , especially during the winter months .
infestations with mites are technically called acariosis or acariasis , both on animals and humans .
the eu label does not include any mites among the parasites controlled by certifect .
chamberlain rw , sikes rk , sudia rw . attempted laboratory infection of bird mites with the virus of saint louis encephalitis .
hall , m . t . b . , 1977 ; diseases and parasites of livestock in the tropics . longman group ltd , london . pp 22 – 257 .
harm to birds by bloodsucking mites is comparable to that of ticks for large livestock . besides stress and pain caused by itching and inflammation of the skin , blood loss can be considerable , which can cause anemia that can be fatal . egg production can be substantially reduced .
( ii ) arachnida like ticks and mites various microenvironments eg . under the tail , belly region , anal region around the neck among other areas , favour the proliferation for different types of external parasites . this affects the distribution of the parasites and livestock production in general .
life - threatening anemia by direct consumption of host blood is possible when mites are seen in high numbers .
whitten lk ( 1962 ) parasitic mites of domestic animals in new zealand . n z entomol 3 : 9–12
durden la jlk , turell mj . mechanical transmission of venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus by haematophagous mites ( acari )
cahn mm , shechter fr . pruritus from an unusual source - bird mites ; report of a case .
vacated facilities where sheep infected with psoroptic mites were hold must be kept vacant for at least 2 weeks . this is necessary to allow surviving mites or eggs to die before arrival of new stock .
zhao ye , cheng h , xun m , wu lp . extraction and random primer pcr detection of genomic dna of parasitic mites
chamberlain rw , sikes rk . laboratory investigations on the role of bird mites in the transmission of eastern and western equine encephalitis .
taxonomic priority in psoroptes mange mites : p . ovis or p . equi ? | springerlink
written by a globally prominent entomologist , agricultural acarology : introduction to integrated mite management provides tools for developing integrated mite management programs for agriculture , including management of plant - feeding mites , mites attacking bees and livestock , and stored products . emphasizing the biology , ecology , behavior , and diverse methods of controlling mites , this book provides an overview of the management of agriculturally important mites using all available integrated pest management ( ipm ) tools , including biological control , cultural practices , host - plant resistance , and pesticides . agricultural acarology prepares agricultural managers to identify , manage , and contribute to the field of integrated mite management . an accompanying cd - rom contains numerous color photographs of mites and the damage they cause , and pdfs of key publications .
fleas and lice are two of the most common and irritating parasitic insects of humans and livestock . lice commonly live among the hairs of their hosts , feeding on blood . some species are carriers of typhus fever . fleas usually infest birds and mammals , and can feed on humans when they are transferred from pets or livestock . fleas are known to carry a variety of devastating diseases , including the plague .
all mites are highly contagious among dogs and / or cat . depending on the species they can be contagious for humans as well . however , they are not transmitted by vectors ( e . g . flies , mosquitoes , etc . ) . mites do not transmit microbial diseases , neither to pets , nor to humans or livestock .
are labeled for use against sarcoptic mange mites , but it is generally not considered the compound of choice . if
mites are microscopic parasites , mostly not bloodsucking , which live on the skin of numerous domestic and wild animals .
surveys for ectoparasites on wildlife associated with amblyomma variegatum ( acari : ixodidae ) - infested livestock in st . croix , u . s . virgin islands .
the life cycle of nasal mites is not completely understood . usually these mites remain inside the nasal channels but a few mites may reach the outer nose . nasal mites often cause light or no symptoms at all , but strong infestations can lead to chronic sneezing , nasal discharge , coughing , nasal bleeding ( epistaxis ) , and restlessness . in very infrequent severe cases serious impairment of the respiratory function can occur .
steelman , c . d . , 1976 ; effects of external and internal arthropod parasites on domestic livestock production . ann . rev . entomol . 21 : 155 – 175 .
the principle of a parasite control strategy is to keep the challenge to young livestock by the pathogenic trichostrongyle parasites at a minimum rate . this is achieved in the following ways .
of mange and mites like ticks , mites belong to the arachnida family . there are more than 45 000 mite species . most can only be seen with a microscope and live in a diverse array of habitats . many live as parasites on plants and animals . ‘mange’ is the name given to skin diseases caused by parasitic mites in wild and domestic animals . sheep scab , for example , is caused by mites .
skin irritation in humans handling infested materials . a related group of astigmatid mites , also ancestrally nest inhabiting , is the family pyroglyphidae . these mites have colonized human habitations from bird nests and are the primary source for allergens in house dust . commonly known as house dust mites , species particularly in the genus
fleas and lice are two of the most common and irritating parasitic insects of humans and livestock . lice commonly live among the hairs of their hosts , feeding on blood . some species are carriers of the epidemic inducing typhus fever . fleas usually infest birds and mammals , and can feed on humans when they are transferred from pets or livestock . fleas are known to carry a variety of devastating diseases , including the plague .
for catching mites , for the simple reason that they spend their whole life on the animals .
may also be prevalent . domestic dwellings can also contain storage mites ( e . g . ,
figure 1 . gravel mulch can help stop or slow pests such as millipedes and clover mites .
health plays a major role in determining the productivity of farm animals . in your previous studies , you learnt the role played by parasites and pathogens in livestock production . the health and productivity of farm animals is also dependent on the plane of nutrition exposed to them . in this topic you are expected to understand the diverse sources of livestock feeds , categorize them and explain their digestion in various farm animals .
parasites cause considerable damage to livestock and loss of income to farmers . in this lesson , we shall explore the effects of parasites on livestock and the most susceptible stage of their lifecycle in order to successfully control them . parasitism is an association between two organisms in which one is called a parasite and the other a host in the context of the association . the parasite benefits by nourishing itself at the expense of the host .
other mites , especially certain bird mites ( e . g . the red fowl mite , dermanyssus gallinae ) do not live in the skin of the hosts but are bloodsuckers . they behave rather like soft ticks .
palimpestov ma ( 1947 ) peculiarities in the development of psoroptid mange mites . vet 24 : 6–9 ( in russian )
smith mg , blattner rj , heys fm . the isolation of the st . louis encephalitis virus from chicken mites (
are labeled for use against mange mites in cattle , but it is generally not considered the compound of choice . if
kirkwood a ( 1963 ) longevity of the mites dermanyssus gallinae and liponyssus sylviarum . exp parasit 14 : 358 - 366
review and resolution of some nomenclatural issues regarding the genus psoroptes ( acari : psoroptidae ) , scab - mites of domestic and wild mammals .
summarizing , a lot of research is still needed until reliable products based on these nematodes become commercially available for the control of ticks or mites of veterinary importance .
, glycyphagidae , carpoglyphidae , echimyopididae , and chortoglyphidae are medically important because they are the sources of potent allergens . many species of these mites are often referred to as “storage mites” because they occur in stored hay , grain , and straw , in processed foods made from grain ( flour , baking mixes ) , and in dust in grain and hay at storage , transfer , and livestock feeding facilities . also , stored product mites may occur in homes in significant numbers . thus , humans may be exposed to storage mites and their allergens , occupationally and in the home . inhalation or contact on the skin or mucus membranes of the eyes with allergens from storage mites can induce allergic reactions . these mites and their allergens can also occur in bread , pancakes , cakes , pizza , pasta , and bread made from ingredients contaminated with mites . humans have had anaphylactic reactions after eating these mite - contaminated foods .
certain insect species are the carriers of some of humanity ' s most dreaded diseases , including malaria , typhus , and plague . as consumers of agricultural crops and parasites of our livestock , insects are also humankind ' s number one competitor for resources .
( a ) controlling the density of livestock ( stocking rate ) . overstocking forces the animals to graze closer to faecal material and closer to the ground , and may result in the consumption of a higher number of infective larvae .
attacks only at night and hide in crevices during the day which might be a reason for low incidence of mites reported by many authorities . furthermore , iwuala and okpala ( 1977 ) [ 17 ] indicated that mites species
the second treatment if necessary should be given three weeks after the pre - rains treatment . two successive treatments three weeks apart should prevent livestock from acquiring parasite burdens .
mites affect all kinds of livestock end pets , as well as humans and wildlife . mites are often quite species - specific , i . e . they are occur only on one type of host and a few closely related species , e . g . on canids such as dogs , wolves and foxes , but not on cats ; or on cattle and buffaloes but not on sheep or goats , etc .
2013 . of mites and men : preliminary evidence for increasing incidence of avian ectoparasitosis in humans and support of its potential threat to medical health ; pp . 635–636 .
as all arachnids , adults have 4 pairs of legs ( larvae only 3 ) , whereby those of scab and mange mites are often rudimentary .
so far there are very few products for oral delivery approved for the control of mites of dogs and cats . the most relevant one is :
eggs of ticks and mites deposited in cracks and crevices in the walls , floors and wood work of the animal houses should be removed periodically .
certain insect species are the carriers of some of humanity ' s most dreaded diseases , including malaria , typhus , and plague . as consumers of agricultural crops and parasites of our livestock , insects are also humankind ' s number - one competitor for resources .
scab , mange and other mites are very small arachnid parasites . most of them can be seen only under the microscope .
valiente moro c , chauve c , zenner l . vectorial role of some dermanyssoid mites ( acari , mesostigmata , dermanyssoidea )
mites are tiny parasites ( < 1 mm ) that live in the skin of horses , donkeys and many other mammals and vertebrates worldwide . mites are not insects but belong to the group called acarina , together with ticks .
with a number of anthelmintics available in several formulations ( ready - to - use drench , paste , powder , mineral premix , urea / molasses / anthelmintic blocks , pour on , injectable , slow release and pulse release devices ) , it is recommended that the ideal formulation is selected by considering availability , price , parasite species to be treated , type of livestock , livestock numbers and type of management .
cattle mites : biology , prevention and control . cattle mange . psoroptes , sarcoptes , chorioptes , demodex
taxa most similar to mites : ricinuleids have a cucullus and opisthosomal segmentation . opilionids have opisthosomal segmentation .
mites in cows : a case report from iran . j fac vet med univ tehran 53 : 50–51
zemskaya aa , pchelkina aa . gamasoid mites and q fever . in : markevich ap , editor .
cheyletiella mites infest mainly cats , but can also affect dogs , foxes , rabbits and also humans .
, e . g , houseflies . but in very high numbers , the nuisance may be considerable and have an impact on productivity of livestock operations . and they can also trasmit animal diseases .
on the other hand , as indicated above , some mites are beneficial to humans in their role as biological control agents against agricultural pests . also , the natural role of mites in providing “ecosystem services” in the form of nutrient cycling cannot be overlooked .
diagnosis is based on the presence of the previously mentioned symptoms , but has to be confirmed examining skin scrappings of affected parts under the microscope for visualization of the mites .
scab and mange mites are minuscule ( 0 , 15 a 0 , 8 mm ) and not visible for the naked eye . infestations are recognized by the symptoms and clinical signs they cause on livestock or pets . to determine the specific agent examination of skin scrappings under the microscope is often required .
various methods including dipping , spraying , ear tagging or pour on , have been used to apply chemicals to protect livestock against ticks . direct application of acaricides to animals is the most popular method of controlling ticks on livestock ( drummond , 1983 ) . applications of acaricide to tick - infested cattle via dipping or sprayer can be equally effective under ideal conditions with proper handling of equipments without injuring animals and subsequent dilution of a product ( george , 2000 ) .
sikes rk , chamberlain rw ( 1954 ) laboratory observations on three species of bird mites . j parasitol 40 : 691 - 697
species of knemidocoptes these burrowing mites cause severe inflammation in the legs which will become swollen and encrusted leading to immobilization and death .
ectoparasites live on the outer surface of humans . they include lice and the mites that cause scabies ( skay - beez ) .
control may also be directed at the intermediate host , the oribatid mites . it has been shown that the habitat of the mites can be destroyed by ploughing and where this is feasible , newly sown pastures can be kept free of tapeworms for several years .
surveys for ectoparasites on wildlife associated with amblyomma variegatum ( acari : ixodidae ) - infested livestock in st . croix , u . s . virgin islands . - pubmed - ncbi
mbati pa , hlatshwayo m , mtshali ms , mogaswane kr , de waal td , dipeolu oo . ticks and tick - borne diseases of livestock belonging to resource - poor farmers in the eastern free state of south africa .
cattle mites : biology , prevention and control . cattle mange . psoroptes , sarcoptes , chorioptes , demodex .
sometimes mites are not easily identified , and the complaint will center on behavior changes or an unthrifty appearance .
mites from china based on coi and 18s rdna gene sequences . vet parasitol 184 : 392–397 . doi :
all mites are very small ( < 0 . 5 mm ) and only visible under the microscope . they
coetzer , j . a . w . ( 1994 ) infectious diseases of livestock with special reference to southern africa . cape town : oxford university press . isbn 0 - 19 - 570506 - 8 .
is a member of the class arachnida , subclass acari , order astigmata and family sarcoptidae . scabies mites are obligate parasites that burrow into the skin of their host , reproducing and laying eggs in the burrows . adult female mites are approximately 0 . 2–0 . 5
as indicated above , there are a number of instances in which mites are important to humans . many species are serious pests of agricultural crops , either through direct damage or indirectly as vectors of plant pathogens . other species are parasitic on domestic animals and cause losses in meat , egg , and fiber production . others , such as the human scabies mite , are direct agents of human disease or , as in the case of chiggers and ticks , vectors of pathogens . other mites may affect humans by infesting stored food products . many species of astigmata are known as stored - product mites because they have moved from their ancestral rodent nest habitats into human food stores . such mites may also cause damage in animal feed by causing allergic reactions in livestock and are also known to cause
instead of thorax and abdomen mites have just an abdomen ( also called idiosoma ) . the abdomen contains all the major organs ( digestive tract , reproductive organs , nervous system , etc . ) . female mites are always larger than males .
mites are microscopic , round with short legs adult females burrow into the skin and lay eggs in resulting tunnel eggs hatch and development of larva to nymph to adult occurs rapidly in 17 - 21 days . adult mites can live for 4 weeks
act as intermediate hosts . the mites , which are soil - inhabiting , surface during the night and early morning to feed on manure . during their feeding they accidentally ingest eggs of the intestinal tapeworms present in the manure , and the larval stage called a cysticercoid develops in the mites . ruminants become infected by ingesting herbage containing mites carrying the infective stage of the parasite .
this site presents the parasites of veterinary importance for livestock and pets grouped into ectoparasites and endoparasites . a good reason for this classificastion is that the veterinary medicines for the control of such parasites are classically divided into ectoparasiticides and endoparasiticides .
nakamae h , fujisaki k , kishi s , yashiro m , oshiro s , furuta k . the new parasitic ecology of chicken mites
of the flocks remains the preferred option for sheep scab prevention in many regions . to ensure effective prevention the acaricide must reach the mites
are notoriously difficult to control for multiple reasons , one of these being the tendency of mites to seek refuge in poultry house sub - structures when not feeding . the majority of the
among the numerous chemical classes of parasiticides , only the macrocyclic lactones are appropriate for use as injectables against various mite species . however , whereas several macrocyclic lactones are enormously used as injectables on livestock , there are almost no injectable macrocyclic lactones for pets . in some countries the classical 1 % injectable formulation of ivermectin for livestock is also approved for use on dogs and even cats . but in most countries , including the eu and the usa this classic 1 % ivermectin formulation is usually not approved for use on cats and dogs ( see table below for a summary on macrocyclic formulations for pets and livestock )
sarcoptes mites of most domestic mammals ( and other mite species too ) can be contagious for humans , causing the so - called pseudoscabies , characterized by intense itch . however , the mites cannot complete development on humans and the infestation recedes spontaneously .
review and resolution of some nomenclatural issues regarding the genus psoroptes ( acari : psoroptidae ) , scab - mites of domestic and wild mammals . - pubmed - ncbi
uesugi y , aiba s , suetake t , tagami h . multiple infestations with avian mites within a family .
the following factors should be considered in the control of internal parasites ; 1 . nutritional status , 2 . size of the animal , 3 . the environment of livestock . the stock person should ensure that all predisposing factors to infection are controlled , these include ,
in regions with a cold winter ( canada , most of the usa and europe , etc . ) psoroptic mange is a typical winter pest , favored by livestock crowding due to indoor confinement during the cold season .
on the side of the body , head , back , hip , legs and abdomen of cow aged 2 - 14 years in july . a heifer was infested with mites of the genus
pyemotes tritici commonly breed in stored grain , dried beans and peas , wheat straw , hay and other dried grasses . they are frequently a problem for people doing landscaping or feeding horses and other livestock . the mites are actually beneficial because they attack insects that feed on stored grain and similar materials . people who handle mite - infested materials will be attacked . the bites of straw itch mites are characteristically found on the trunk of the body and on the arms .
the study of arthropod ectoparasites has been driven in the past in canada principally by the need for answers to specific problems affecting man , domestic animals or wild game species . our knowledge of the fleas arose from initial concerns about plague in western canada . where ticks caused paralysis and death in livestock in british columbia , a specialist in the field was appropriated to conduct the needed research . lice , keds , and mites are frequent pests on confined livestock and poultry and several studies have been conducted to measure impact on performance and for pest control .
mites , more closely related to spiders than insects and extremely small , utilize microenvironments of moderate temperature and raised humidity . the most important family
in baltic amber , water mites have been found too . they parasitize representatives of chironomidae ( nonbiting midges ) or trichoptera ( caddis flies ;
durden la , linthicum kj , monath tp . laboratory transmission of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus to chickens by chicken mites ( acari : dermanyssidae )
they refer to parasites found on outside the body of the livestock on or under the skin of the host . most of the ectoparasites belong to the class arthropoda with two distinct classes namely ( i ) insecta for example tsetse flies , lice , keds , fleas .
mites are readily killed ; however , successful treatment requires removal of contaminated forage and treatment of environment ( e . g . pyrethrin sprays ) before new forage replaced .
can reach a length of 1 . 3 mm . the life cycle of feather mites consists of oviparous adults one larval and two nymphal stages . birds become infected with teleonymphs by contact . in the past feather mites were considered to be apathogenic , but under conditions of high host concentrations , they can cause skin and feather alterations .
chicken mites these are blood sucking mites of poultry in wood framed houses . - nocturnal feeders that hide in the day time - rapid lifecycle - 7 days with adult females producing eggs after each meal - adults can survive up to 8 mos without feeding !
sarcoptic mites are very small ( 0 . 3 to 0 . 5 mm ) and can be seen only under the microscope . as all mite species , sarcoptic mange mites spend their whole life on the same host . the mites do not actively jump or crawl from one host to another one , but are passively transmitted when animals come in close physical contact . however , horses can pick mites from the immediate environment and they can also be passively transmitted by saddlery or tools and equipment in the stable . but there are no external vectors that transmit the mites , e . g . insects , worms , rats , mites , birds , etc . , as it happens with many other parasites .
mites inhabiting vegetation , vegetable matter , hay , straw , cereals and other stored foods , and bedding may cause dermatitis in animals contacting the infested environment or feed . these mites belong to the suborders sarcoptiformes ( astigmata ) , trombidiformes ( prostigmata ) , and parasitiformes ( mesostigmata ) . forage mites include mites in the genera acarus , tyrophagus , , glycyphagus , pyemotes , neoschoengastia , euschoengastia , caloglyphus , lepidoglyphus , cheyletus , and suidasia . many species of larval trombiculidae ( harvest mites , red bugs , or chiggers ) are capable of producing skin lesions and irritation in the horse . genera represented include eutrombicula , neotrombicula , and leptotrombium .
ectoparasitism refers to an infestation of the reptilian host by one of several groups of acarids ( ticks and mites ) of the genera ophionyssus , ixodes , hyalomma , haemaphysalis , amblyomma , aponomma , agrasidae , and ornithodoros .
disease : blood - feeding by these large flies is painful but loss of livestock productivity by biting - stress is poorly known . tsetse - flies are notorious as the biological vectors of the trypanosoma species of protozoa that cause nagana in cattle and sleeping - sickness in humans .
( 1975 ) [ 5 ] divided mites into the following families : - family psoroptidae : - e . g .
horse mites : biology , prevention and control . horse mange , horse scab . psoroptes , sarcoptes , chorioptes , demodex
adult mites are small ( 0 . 15 a 0 . 55 mm long ) and can be seen only under the microscope . as all mite species , sarcoptic mange mites spend their whole life on the same host . the mites do not actively jump or crawl from one host to another one , but are passively transmitted when animals come in close physical contact . however , dogs can pick mites from the immediate environment . there are no external vectors that transmit the mites , e . g . insects , worms , birds , etc . , as it happens with many other parasites .
is a broad - spectrum insecticide effective against adult fleas , but not against mites or ticks . it belongs to the
another prominent class of arthropods that contains parasitic species is the arachnids . included in this group are spiders , scorpions , ticks , and mites .
sarcoptic mites are very small ( 0 . 3 to 0 . 5 mm ) and can be seen only under the microscope . as all mite species , sarcoptic mange mites spend their whole life on the same host . mites do not actively jump or crawl from one host to another one , but are passively transmitted when animals come in close physical contact . however , sheep can pick mites from the immediate environment or fomites . there are no external vectors that transmit the mites , e . g . insects , worms , birds , etc . , as it happens with many other parasites .
most bloodsucking mites are not that species - specific as scab and mange mites . many such mite species can infect and survive on several bird species , also on wild birds . this means that wild birds are vectors of such mites and can transmit the infestation e . g . between poultry houses . even rodents and other domestic and wild animals ( e . g . dogs , cats , foxes , etc . ) and even workers can be passive vectors and such mites in industrial bird production facilities .
the life cycle is completed in 4 to 6 weeks . survival off the host is limited to a few days . whereas immature mites remain mostly below the epidermis , adult mites are on the skin surface , move freely and spread the infestation throughout the host ' s body . transmission mainly of adult mites is by contact , mostly from freshly shorn sheep to shorn or wooly sheep .
sarcoptic mites are very small ( 0 . 3 to 0 . 5 mm ) and can be seen only under the microscope . as all mite species , sarcoptic mange mites spend their whole life on the same host . the mites do not actively jump or crawl from one host to another one , but are passively transmitted when animals come in close physical contact . however , cattle can pick mites from the immediate environment or fomites . there are no external vectors that transmit the mites , e . g . insects , worms , birds , etc . , as it happens with many other parasites .
as all mite species , psoroptes mites spend their whole life on the same host . transmission within a herd is mostly by physical contact . the mites do not actively jump or crawl from one host to another one , but are passively transmitted when animals come in close contact . nevertheless , psoroptic mites and eggs can survive 2 to 3 weeks off the host by suitable conditions ( maximum to 12 weeks by cold weather ) , i . e . animals can pick mites or eggs from their environment or can be transmitted by fomites . but there are no external vectors that transmit the mites , e . g . insects , worms , rats , mites , birds , etc . , as it happens with many other parasites .
lancaster , j . l . & meisch , m . v . ( 1986 ) arthropods in livestock and poultry production . chichester : ellis horwood ltd . isbn 0 - 85312 - 790 - 5 .
psoroptes mites produce typical scabs on the skin of affected animals , thus their common name scab mites . psoroptes mites do not dig tunnels in the skin . in the past it was thought that they pierce the skin of their hosts . today it is believed that they do not pierce the skin , but that the mite feces cause an allergic reaction of the host ' s skin , which reacts producing exudations and skin thickening and hardening ( lichenification ) with formation of papules , scales and crusts ( excoriations ) , often with hair loss . the mites than suck the exudates and secretions produced .
transmission of o . tsutsugamushi by different generations of 12 colonies of leptotrombidium chiggers .
was found on 108 wormed pigs in usa . mohr ( 1961 ) [ 18 ] reported that 4 species of mites that cause mange in cattle are
baker as . mites and ticks of domestic animals : an identification guide and information source . london : the stationary office ; 1999 . [ links ]
an inventory among most european countries revealed that on average 83 % of the poultry farms are infested with poultry red mites ( see figure 5 ) .
for the control of ear - mites special ear - drops are often used ( e . g . with pyrethrins , ivermectin or milbemycin oxime ) .
species that predates on other mites and is used as a biological control weapon in crop protection . it also predates on tick larvae , particularly those that climb onto shrubs or grass blades questing for potential hosts . but results of trials run in australia with these mites to control
the medical and economic importance of ticks has long been recognized due to their ability to transmit diseases to humans and animals . ticks cause great economic losses to livestock , and adversely affect livestock hosts in several ways . loss of blood is a direct effect of ticks acting as potential vector for haemo - protozoa and helminth parasites . blood sucking by large numbers of ticks causes reduction in live weight and anemia among domestic animals , while their bites also reduce the quality of hides . however , major losses caused by ticks are due to their ability to transmit protozoan , rickettsial and viral diseases of livestock , which are of great economic importance world - wide . there are quite a few methods for controlling ticks , but every method has certain shortcomings . the present review is focused on ticks importance and their control .
mode of action , i . e . although topically administered , it is absorbed through the skin into the pet ' s blood and distributed throughout the whole body . moxidectin is also used on livestock but not in agriculture or hygiene .
cattle demodectic mange mites are even smaller ( ~ 0 . 25 mm ) than psoroptic or sarcoptic mites . they get into the hair follicles and sebaceous glands and build nodules and papules that can become infected with secondary bacteria . the life cycle can be completed in about 2 weeks , but is poorly understood . demodex mites can survive up to 4 months off the host .
also the simplified passive tape trap ( spt , roy et al . 2014 ; chiron et al . 2014 ) method is easy to make . use a 5 – 8 cm long section of 3 cm wide painter’s masking tape and wrap it around cylindrical bars in the poultry system , joining the two ends , but leaving a central space near the bar to serve as a mite refuge ( see figure 4 ) . the number of mites trapped on this sticky refuge should be scored to four different levels : 0 = no mites visible in the trap ; 1 = 1 - 9 mites visible in the trap ; 2 = sparse groups of > 10 mites visible in the trap ; 3 = clusters of mites visible in the trap .
the introduction of large numbers of ducks into rice fields after harvest has been used to reduce the snail population . the ducks eat the snails and the fluke species specific to the ducks compete with the fluke species of ruminants in the infection of snails . it is reported that snails infected with duck flukes will not become infected with flukes of livestock .
gray ( 1961 ) [ 9 ] discovered mites to be an irritating and parasitic ectoparasite likewise other forms of mites like chiggers . recently , yerubam ( 1984 ) [ 10 ] discovered that out of 30 herds of local ( black ) goats monitored throughout 1983 in different part of israel , ten ( 10 ) were infested with mites . he also stated that the infested goats were aged 2 years or more and were in good physical condition . steelman ( 1976 ) [ 11 ] observed large numbers of nodules caused by
maggots , several mites species that get into the respiratory system , etc . ) , as well as worms that remain on the skin of their hosts .
griffiths da , atyeo wt , norton ra , lynch ca ( 1990 ) the idiosomal chaetotaxy of astigmatid mites . j zool ( london ) 220 : 1–32
proper disposal of carcasses of animals died of infectious disease is of utmost importance in preventing the spread of diseases to other animals and humans .
if a herd is free of mites , contamination can only come from cattle brought in . consequently , to avoid contamination all incoming animals must be treated against mites , also those that went to the a fair or to the market and came back unsold : they may have picked mites from other sheep . two injections with a macrocyclic lactone ( e . g . doramectin , ivermectin , moxidectin ) with 7 to 10 days interval should do the job , but keep the animals isolated until 10 days after the second injection . remember that sheep may be infected with mites without showing clinical signs ! topical sprays and pour - ons are not reliable for controlling psoroptic mites .
sheep mites : biology , prevention and control . sheep scab , sheep mange . psoroptes , sarcoptes , chorioptes , psorergates , demodex
heavy infestations cause severe anemia and can kill nestlings . older birds suffer reduced weight gains and egg production these mites are zoonotic !


melampus coffea , commonly known as the coffee bean snail , is a species of small air-breathing salt marsh snail , a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family ellobiidae .

melampus coffea

snails ! melampus coffea - the coffee bean melampus . ep . 7 - youtube
belongs to melampus according to a . j . w . hendy et al . 2008
spotted mangrove crab ( goniopsis cruentata ) , the mangrove land crab ( ucides cordatus ) , the coffee bean snail ( melampus coffea ) and the ladder horn snail ( cerithidea scalariformis ) .
melampus coffea ( linnaeus , 1758 ) : lamy & pointier ( 2018 ) [ statut pour la guyane française ] lamy , d . & pointier , j . - p . 2018 . mollusques marins et dulçaquicoles des antilles françaises . plb editions . 788 pp .
quick video i recorded of some melampus in the everglades , july 2015 . no time for proper camera work here , the mosquitoes were eating me alive .
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bulla coffea linnaeus , 1758 : linnaeus ( 1758 ) : 729 . [ description originale ] linnaeus , c . 1758 . systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ , secundum classes , ordines , genera , species , cum characteribus , differentiis , synonymis , locis . editio decima , reformata . holmiæ . ( salvius ) . tomus i : 1 - 824 . [ urltoken ]
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the evolution of gastropod body size in the deep sea is reexamined . using an extended and updated data set , and improved statistical methods , it is shown that some results of the previous study may have been artifactual , but that its central conclusion is robust . it is further shown that the effect is not restricted to a single gastropod clade , that its strength increases markedly with depth , but that it applies even in the mesopelagic zone .
the replication of the island rule in a distant taxonomic group and a partially analogous ecological situation could help to uncover the causes of the patterns observed—which are currently much disputed . the gastropod pattern is evident at intermediate depths , and so cannot be attributed to the unique features of abyssal ecology .
citation : welch jj ( 2010 ) the “island rule” and deep - sea gastropods : re - examining the evidence . plos one 5 ( 1 ) : e8776 . urltoken
copyright : © 2010 john j . welch . this is an open - access article distributed under the terms of the creative commons attribution license , which permits unrestricted use , distribution , and reproduction in any medium , provided the original author and source are credited .
funding : some preliminary work undertaken when jw was funded by bbsrc grant do17750 awarded to andrew rambaut . the funders had no role in study design , data collection and analysis , decision to publish , or preparation of the manuscript .
here , i re - examine whether deep - sea gastropods manifest the island rule , making use of the improved statistical methods , and data collated from the recently updated malacolog database [ 24 ] , which has been both expanded , and revised to reflect advances in gastropod systematics [ 25 ] . it is found that the central conclusion of mcclain et al . [ 12 ] is robust , and that gastropod colonists of the deep - sea benthos do indeed exhibit island - rule - like evolution .
part a shows how different tests of the ‘island rule’ can give qualitatively different results . “deep - sea” species were defined as those with a depth range midpoint > 200m , and all other species defined as “shallow - water” . the ordinary - least - squares regression ( dashed line ) differs significantly from the 1∶1 line of the null ( dotted line ) , but the standardized - major - axis regression ( solid line ) shows no significant departure . part b shows a less ambiguous case : “deep - sea” species are those never observed above 400m , and “shallow - water” species those never observed below 200m ; body sizes are within - genus means , taking equal numbers of deep - and shallow - water species in each genus .
averaging across species has untested statistical properties [ 30 ] , but it does have the advantage of reducing noise and the influence of anomalous data . for example , figure 1b plots results for balanced samples with “deep - sea” defined as > 400m . these data are clearly noisy , and the slope is strongly influenced by a single outlier ( the largest value on both axes ) . this point represents the genus fasciolaria , which contains just a single deep - sea species , the recently discovered fasciolaria tephrina [ 32 ] . to restrict the influence of such isolated observations , mcclain et al . [ 12 ] excluded from their analyses all genera with fewer than two shallow and two deep species . despite reducing sample size by ∼2 / 3 , this procedure strengthens the observed effect , with a highly significant departure from the null now apparent at the shallowest cutoff depth ( table 1 part b ; figure 2 ) .
the body sizes of deep - sea gastropods are plotted against those of their shallow - water congeners . “shallow - water” species were never observed below 200m , and “deep - sea” species never observed above depths of a : 200m , b : 400m and c : 600m . separate standardized - major - axis regression lines are shown for the neogastropoda ( black points ) and all other groups ( grey points ) . the dotted line is the 1∶1 expected under the null . genera with fewer than two deep and two shallow species were excluded .
similarly , predator release is a particularly plausible explanation of the vertebrate island rule [ 1 ] , [ 4 ] , [ 6 ] , [ 11 ] ; this is partly because it can naturally account for both dwarfism and gigantism ( by assuming that large and small body sizes evolve as alternative strategies for predator avoidance ) , and partly because predator release is so clearly implicated in other unusual characteristics of island endemics ( such as tameness ) [ 37 ] , [ 38 ] . but there is little evidence that reduced predation characterises the deep - sea [ 12 ] , [ 14 ] , and indeed there is direct evidence of substantial predation acting on deep - sea gastropods [ 12 ] , [ 39 ] – [ 41 ] . the gastropod results therefore argue against the predator release hypothesis as a general explanation of the island rule [ 12 ] .
we are therefore still far from understanding the causes of the patterns observed – and particularly the roles of inter - and intra - specific competition [ 3 ] , [ 4 ] , [ 11 ] , [ 12 ] . a detailed clarification of where the pattern does and does not hold will be an important step toward achieving this goal [ 4 ] , [ 12 ] , [ 19 ] , [ 20 ] .
many thanks are due to andrew rambaut for providing a script to mine the malacolog database . many thanks also to lucy weinert , nicolas bierne , gary rosenberg , shai meiri . simon joly and an anonymous reviewer , who all greatly improved the manuscript with their comments and advice .
conceived and designed the experiments : jw . performed the experiments : jw . analyzed the data : jw . wrote the paper : jw .
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has been assessed as least concern as it is widely distributed throughout central and south america . although there are several threats potentially impacting upon this species in parts of its range , it is unlikely that it is being threatened on a global scale .
this species has a wide distribution loosely covering the area of 32 . 3°n to 35°s and 93 . 1°w to 34 . 9°w . this range encompasses florida in the usa , mexico , belize , guatemala , colombia , nicaragua , costa rica , panama , the caribbean islands , venezuela , bolivia , guyana , french guiana , suriname , brazil and uruguay ( pilsbry 1891 , pilsbry and brown 1914 , van regteren altena 1969 , swennen et al . 1982 , de frias martins 1995 , borrero 2007 , rosenberg 2009 ) .
anguilla ; antigua and barbuda ; aruba ; bahamas ; barbados ; belize ; bolivia , plurinational states of ; bonaire , sint eustatius and saba ( saba , sint eustatius ) ; brazil ; cayman islands ; colombia ; costa rica ; cuba ; curaçao ; dominica ; dominican republic ; french guiana ; grenada ; guadeloupe ; guatemala ; guyana ; haiti ; jamaica ; martinique ; mexico ; montserrat ; nicaragua ; panama ; puerto rico ; saint kitts and nevis ; saint lucia ; saint martin ( french part ) ; saint vincent and the grenadines ; sint maarten ( dutch part ) ; suriname ; trinidad and tobago ; turks and caicos islands ; united states ( florida ) ; uruguay ; venezuela , bolivarian republic of ; virgin islands , british ; virgin islands , u . s .
this brackish species occurs in mangrove swamps , in rivers and estuaries , and can also be found on the roots of plants in lagoons and ditches just behind the shoreline ( van regteren altena 1969 ) . this species forages for mangrove leaf litter at low tide and climbs tree trunks to avoid salt - water inundation during high tide ( proffitt and devlin 2005 ) .
on a local scale , this species is likely to be affected by threats to mangrove ecosystems such as habitat degradation , conversion to aquaculture , agriculture and salt pans , urban development , construction of harbours and channels , mining , liquid waste disposal , solid waste and garbage disposal ( aksornkoae 1995 ) . it is likely that some or all of these threats are impacting upon this species in various parts of its distribution , although due to its wide distribution it is unlikely that these are causing significant declines on a global scale .
there are no species - specific conservation measures in place for this species , however , in places its distribution coincides with protected areas .
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massemin et al . ( 2009 ) [ statut pour la guyane française ] massemin , d . , lamy , d . , pointier , j . p . & gargominy , o . 2009 . coquillages et escargots de guyane . biotope , collection parthénope , mèze . 456 pp .
lamy & pointier ( 2018 ) [ statut pour la martinique ] lamy , d . & pointier , j . - p . 2018 . mollusques marins et dulçaquicoles des antilles françaises . plb editions . 788 pp .
lamy & pointier ( 2018 ) [ statut pour la guadeloupe ] lamy , d . & pointier , j . - p . 2018 . mollusques marins et dulçaquicoles des antilles françaises . plb editions . 788 pp .
lamy & pointier ( 2018 ) [ statut pour saint - martin ] lamy , d . & pointier , j . - p . 2018 . mollusques marins et dulçaquicoles des antilles françaises . plb editions . 788 pp .
national inventory of natural heritage , website : https : / / inpn . mnhn . fr .
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the 14 . 3mm long specimen above was collected by steve rosenthal , among mangroves on mud , at honeymoon island state park , dunedin , florida , usa . 18 . 01 . 2008 .
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distribution : usa : florida : east florida , west florida , florida keys ; mexico : veracruz , tabasco , campeche state , cayo arcas , campeche , yucatan state , quintana roo ; belize , guatemala ; colombia : old providence island ; nicaragua , costa rica , panama , colombia ; abc islands : curacao ; venezuela : miranda , sucre , islas los roques , isla margarita ; bermuda , bahamas : grand bahama island , abaco ( great or little ) , bimini , andros , new providence , eleuthera ; cuba : north havana province , north matanzas , holguin ; cayman islands : grand cayman island ; jamaica , haiti , dominican republic , puerto rico ; virgin islands : st . thomas , st . john , st . croix , anegada , tortola ; st . martin / st . maarten , guadeloupe , martinique ; st . vincent & the grenadines : grenada ; barbados ; trinidad & tobago : trinidad , tobago ; guyana , french guiana , surinam , brazil : para , ceara , fernando de noronha , rio grande do norte , pernambuco , sao paulo ; uruguay
references : maury ( 1922 ) n ; marcus & marcus ( 1965a ) dl ; sykes & hall ( 1970 ) dl ; garcía - cubas ( 1982 ) { w } ; cosel ( 1986 ) s ; mello & perrier ( 1986 ) e ; garcía - cubas et al . ( 1990 ) w ; martins ( 1996 ) m ; fernández milera ( 1998 ) ; macsotay & campos ( 2001 )
encyclopédie méthodique . histoire naturelle des vers encyclopédie méthodique . histoire naturelle des vers 1 1 - 344 . panckoucke : paris .
systema naturae systema naturae , 10th ed . , vol . 1 824 pp . laurentii salvii : holmiae [ stockholm , sweden ] .
land and fresh - water mollusks collected in yucatan and mexico proceedings of the academy of natural sciences of philadelphia 43 310 - 334 , pls . 14 - 15 .
museum boltenianum viii + 199 pp . hamburg . [ stated date : - - sep 1798 . ]
say , 1822 , which was named as a variety ( iczn article 57 . 7 ) . pollock ( 1998 ) misclassified
( deshayes , 1830 ) in its stead . as deshayes ' name is not in use ,
can be maintained ( iczn article 59 . 3 ) . a record from tortola in usnm needs confirmation ( martins 1996 ) .
references : stimpson ( 1851c ) ; kurtz ( 1860 ) sw ; s . smith ( 1860 ) ne ; maury ( 1922 ) s ; martins ( 1996 ) s
notes on the mollusca of the bermuda islands nautilus 17 125 - 130 , pl . 4 . [ stated date : - - mar 1904 . ]
neue auriculaceen malakozoologische blätter 1 111 - 112 . [ stated date : - - jun 1854 . ]
an account of some of the marine shells of the united states journal of the academy of natural sciences of philadelphia 2 221 - 248 , 257 - 276 , 302 - 325 . [ stated date : - - jun 1822 ; true date : - - jul 1822 . ]
description of univalve terrestrial and fluviatile shells of the united states journal of the academy of natural sciences of philadelphia 2 370 - 381 . [ stated date : 25 dec 1822 . ]
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primarily in south america , central america , caribbean islands , west africa , united states of america and areas of australia where it was introduced .
used for making boats and creating charcoal . a resin can be extracted and used in treating stomach ulcers .
fairly tall but contorted with many adventitious prop roots shooting out the base with a highly elevated canopy .
grows well in humidity , partial to full sun in sandy / silt loam .
small and inconspicuous . develops compound inflorescence , the flowers arise from the axil .
tube - like fruits of 3 - 5 cm in size , where a propagule will vertically grow out and fall .
bright green canopy , tree and trunk vary slightly between a tanish - beige to dark brown . its flowers are white with yellow petals . the fruit is brown and as it ripens turns green in colour with a brown tip .
smooth but as it ages becomes more rigid as the bark starts to thicken and strengthen .
küster , h . c . 1844 . die ohrschnecken ( auriculacea ) . in abbildungen nach der natur mit beschreibungen . - systematisches conchylien - cabinet von martini und chemnitz 1 ( 16 ( 1 ) ) : 1 - 24 , 23 [ a ] , 24 [ a ] , 25 - 76 , v - vi , taf . a , taf . 1 - 9 . nürnberg .
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