Ptilonyssus nivalis

Ptilonyssus nivalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Rhinonyssidae
Genus:	Ptilonyssus
Species:	P. nivalis
Binomial name
Ptilonyssus nivalis Knee, 2008

Ptilonyssus nivalis is a mite that is parasitic in the nasal passages of some birds found in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada. ^[1]

References

1. Knee, Wayne (2008). "Five New Species of Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) and One New Species of Dermanyssus (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae) from Birds of Alberta and Manitoba, Canada". Journal of Parasitology. 94 (2): 348–374. doi:10.1645/GE-1358.1. ISSN   0022-3395. S2CID   39710043.

Further reading

• Knee, Wayne, Heather Proctor, and Terry Galloway. "Survey of nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae, Ereynetidae, and Turbinoptidae) associated with birds in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada." The Canadian Entomologist 140.03 (2008): 364–379.