What Do You Mean by Ectoparasites Flashcards

What do you mean by Ectoparasites? Different types of organisms can come into contact with the skin of humans and animals and cause lesions on the surface, and the flashcards below will give you an overview of what most of them look like and called. Be sure to check out each of them and take the quiz to see how much you understand.

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Ctenocephalides canis (Flea)

not host specific, zoonotic, laterally flat, 6 legs and intermediate hosts for tapeworm dipylidium caninum.
Answer 1
TRICHODECTES CANIS (dog)
also:
DAMALINIA EQUI (horse)
biting louse
short, broad and flat head.
Answer 2
FELICOLA SUBROSTRATUS (cat)
biting louse
pointed head and ventral mouth parts.
Answer 3
LINOGNATHUS SETOTUS (dog)
HAEMATOPINUS ASINI (equine)
sucking louse
small pointed head, powerful legs with single claw, dark yellow/brown (AKA large nosed louse)
Answer 4
IXODES RICUNUS (sheep tick/ seen on dogs/equine)
IXODES CANISUGA (dogs- uncommon)
IXODES HEXAGONUS (hedgehog)
Answer 5
TROMBICULA AUTUMNALIS (harvest mite)
orange-brown colour.
6 legs.
Answer 6
SARCOPTES SCABIEI (dog)
SARCOPTES SCABIEI VAR EQUI (equine)
Round, 8 short legs with transverse and triangular ridges on dorsal surface.
Answer 7
NOTEDRES CATI (cat)
similar to scabiei but has CONCENTRIC circles on dorsal surface (thumbprint).
Answer 8
DEMODEX CANIS (dog)
DEMODEX CATI (cat)
DEMODEX EQUI (equine)
Answer 9
CHORIOPTES EQUI (equine)
burrowing mite, 8 legs, oval body and suckers on feet.
Answer 10
PSOROPTES EQUI (equine)
suckers on feet and pointed mouth parts.
Answer 11
OTODECTES CYNOTIS (dog & cat)
oval, all legs project from body, sucker on anterior legs with hair like projections on posterior legs.
Answer 12
CHEYLETIELLA YASGURI (dog)
CHEYLETIELLA BLAKEI (cat)
long mite with a waste and combs on feet (looks like a model)
Answer 13