Dermatophagoides

Translingual

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Dermatophagoides m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pyroglyphidae – the house dust mites.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Acari - subclass; Acariformes - superorder; Sarcoptiformes - order; Astigmata - suborder; Psoroptidia - suborder; Pyroglyphoidea - superfamily, Pyroglyphidae - family; Dermatophagoidinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Dermatophagoides farinae (American house dust mite), Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (European house dust mite) - selected species; for other species see Dermatophagoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• House dust mite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dermatophagoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dermatophagoides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons