Ornithonyssus

2 species

Ornithonyssus is a mite genus of the family Macronyssidae.

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Ornithonyssus is a mite genus of the family Macronyssidae.

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Ornithonyssus bacoti

Ornithonyssus bacoti (also known as the tropical rat mite and formerly called Liponyssus bacoti) is a hematophagous parasite. It feeds on blood and serum from many hosts. O. bacoti can be found and cause disease on rats and wild rodents most...

Ornithonyssus bursa

Ornithonyssus bursa (also known as the tropical fowl mite) is a species of mite.It is most often a parasite of birds, but also has been found to bite humans and two species of mammals.It usually lives in birds' feathers, but for laying its eggs, it...