Soricidex

Soricidex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Demodecidae; Nicolet, 1855
Genus:	Soricidex; Bukva, 1982
Species
	Soricidex dimorphus;

Soricidex is a genus of tiny mites that live on the head and body of its host species, the common shrew (Sorex araneus). Only one species has been formally described, Soricidex dimorphus, but V. Bukva mentions two more undescribed species from his collection.^[1] S. dimorphus exhibits sexual dimorphism, a feature unseen in its family, Demodecidae.^[2]

References

^ Bukva, V. (1982). "Soricidex dimorphus g.n., sp. n. (Acari: Demodicidae) from the common shrew, Sorex araneus." Folia Parasitologica 29: 343-349.
^ Bukva, V. (February 1993). "Sexual dimorphism in the hair follicle mites (Acari: Demodecidae): scanning electron microscopy of Soricidex dimorphus". ResearchGate. Folia Parasitologica 40(1):71-9. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[1] Bukva, V. (1982). "Soricidex dimorphus g.n., sp. n. (Acari: Demodicidae) from the common shrew, Sorex araneus." Folia Parasitologica 29: 343-349.

[2] Bukva, V. (February 1993). "Sexual dimorphism in the hair follicle mites (Acari: Demodecidae): scanning electron microscopy of Soricidex dimorphus". ResearchGate. Folia Parasitologica 40(1):71-9. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

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