Biology:Pneumonyssoides

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Short description: Genus of mites

Pneumonyssoides
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Halarachnidae
Genus: Pneumonyssoides
Fain, 1955
Species:
P. caninum
Binomial name
Pneumonyssoides caninum
(Chandler & Ruhe, 1940)

Pneumonyssoides is a monotypic genus of mites belonging to the family Halarachnidae. The only species is Pneumonyssoides caninum.[1] It is one of the most commonly studied species of Halarachnidae found in dogs.[2](p112)

They are oval shaped. Adults in this species can measure from 1.5 to 0.6 mm in length.[3](p238)

The species is found in North America.[1] They have a world wide distribution.[4](p38)

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