<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this study was to investigate the morphology of <italic>Demodex canis</italic> and <italic>Demodex</italic> sp. <italic>cornei</italic> found in six dogs with canine demodicosis. A deep skin scraping technique was used for <italic>Demodex</italic> mite detection. Measurement data of 52 adult <italic>D. canis</italic> mites (26 females, 25 males and one specimen whose sex could not be determined) and 39 adult <italic>Demodex</italic> sp. <italic>cornei</italic> mites (22 females, 14 males and three specimens whose sex could not be determined) were reported. The correlation between body size of both <italic>Demodex</italic> species were estimated by the Student’s t-test. There was a significant correlation between short-tail and long-tail forms and total body length and length of the podosoma and opisthosoma (p&lt;0.05). A significant difference was not found between the length of the gnathosoma and short-tail and long-tail forms (p>0.05). <italic>Demodex</italic> sp. <italic>cornei</italic> and <italic>D. canis</italic>, found in dogs from Vladivostok, were smaller than species from other countries. However, the present data did not significantly differ from other studies with <italic>D. canis</italic> and <italic>Demodex</italic> sp. <italic>cornei</italic> descriptions.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to investigate the morphology of Demodex canis and Demodex sp. cornei found in six dogs with canine demodicosis. A deep skin scraping technique was used for Demodex mite detection. Measurement data of 52 adult D. canis mites (26 females, 25 males and one specimen whose sex could not be determined) and 39 adult Demodex sp. cornei mites (22 females, 14 males and three specimens whose sex could not be determined) were reported. The correlation between body size of both Demodex species were estimated by the Student’s t-test. There was a significant correlation between short-tail and long-tail forms and total body length and length of the podosoma and opisthosoma (p<0.05). A significant difference was not found between the length of the gnathosoma and short-tail and long-tail forms (p>0.05). Demodex sp. cornei and D. canis, found in dogs from Vladivostok, were smaller than species from other countries. However, the present data did not significantly differ from other studies with D. canis and Demodex sp. cornei descriptions.

Two morphologically distinct forms of <italic>Demodex</italic> mites found in dogs with canine demodicosis from Vladivostok, Russia

Far Eastern Federal University, School of Natural Sciences, Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 8 Suhanova str.

Acta Veterinaria

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Two morphologically distinct forms of  mites found in dogs with canine demodicosis from Vladivostok, Russia

The aim of this study was to investigate the morphology of Demodex canis and Demodex sp. cornei found in six dogs with canine demodicosis. A deep skin scraping technique was used for Demodex mite detection. Measurement data of 52 adult D. canis mites (26 females, 25 males and one specimen whose sex could not be determined) and 39 adult Demodex sp. cornei mites (22 females, 14 males and three specimens whose sex could not be determined) were reported. The correlation between body size of both Demodex species were estimated by the Student’s t-test. There was a significant correlation between short-tail and long-tail forms and total body length and length of the podosoma and opisthosoma (p0.05). Demodex sp. cornei and D. canis, found in dogs from Vladivostok, were smaller than species from other countries. However, the present data did not significantly differ from other studies with D. canis and Demodex sp. cornei descriptions.

The aim of this study was to investigate the morphology of Demodex canis and Demodex sp. cornei found in six dogs with canine demodicosis. A deep skin scraping...

Two morphologically distinct forms of Demodex mites found in dogs with canine demodicosis from Vladivostok, Russia

Published Online: Mar 30, 2017

Page range: 82 - 91

Received: Aug 07, 2016

Accepted: Jan 20, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2017-0008

Keywords
demodicosis, dog,

© 2017 Moskvina Tatyana Vladimirovna, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Two morphologically distinct forms of Demodex mites found in dogs with canine demodicosis from Vladivostok, Russia

Published Online: Mar 30, 2017

Page range: 82 - 91

Received: Aug 07, 2016

Accepted: Jan 20, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2017-0008

Keywordsdemodicosis, dog,

© 2017 Moskvina Tatyana Vladimirovna, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
demodicosis, dog,