| id | 9321 (last modified: 7.1.2018) |
| title | Demodex zalophi sp.nov. (Acari: Demodicidae) from Zalophus californianus, the California sea lion |
| year | 1980 |
| paper | Acarologia (Paris) |
| edition | 21 [3-4] |
| page | 423-428 |
| language | English |
| checked | paper |
| abstract | D. zalophi sp. nov. from the California sea lion (Z. californianus) is described. It is a moderate-sized elongate species which resides in the hostʼs hair follicle. Epithelial destruction and undercutting near the mouthparts indicate cytophagy: thickened keratin near the podosoma and opisthosoma suggests induced hyperkeratinization, possibly by strong leg claws. The discovery of 1 female and 4 males of D. zalophi invested by a single sheath of keratin and a 1:3.2 sex ratio indicates arrhenotoky. D. zalophi was recovered from the skin of sea lions (Pinnipedia) in captivity in California, Texas [USA] and Australia. It is the 1st demodicid to be described from a marine mammal. |
| URL | http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/cbgp/acarologia/article.php?id=2883Go to site |
| author | Dailey, Murray D. |
| coauthor | Nutting, William B. |