Name
Greek: sarx, sarcos = meat, koptein = beat, cut.
Classification
Genus of mites.
Important Species
See Table 1.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Sarcoptes. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2801
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