| Epidermoptidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Sarcoptiformes |
| (unranked): | Astigmatina |
| Superfamily: | Analgoidea |
| Family: | Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 1892 |
| Genera include | |
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Dermation |
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Epidermoptidae is a family of acariform mites. They live as parasites on the skin of birds and mammals. They thrive in warm, damp areas of the skin (several species are nostril specialists).
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