Table 2 Ectoparasites of cats in Brazil
From: Dogs, cats, parasites, and humans in Brazil: opening the black box
Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Speciesa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthropoda | Arachnida | Ixodida | Ixodidae | Amblyomma aureolatum |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Amblyomma ovale |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Amblyomma triste |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. |
| Â | Â | Sarcoptiformes | Listrophoridae | Lynxacarus radovskyi |
| Â | Â | Â | Psoroptidae | Otodectes cynotis |
| Â | Â | Â | Sarcoptidae | Notoedres cati |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Sarcoptes scabiei |
| Â | Â | Trombidiformes | Demodicidae | Demodex cati |
| Â | Insecta | Phthiraptera | Trichodectidae | Felicola subrostratus |
| Â | Â | Siphonaptera | Pulicidae | Ctenocephalides canis |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Ctenocephalides felis felis |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Pulex irritans |
| Â | Â | Â | Tungidae | Tunga penetrans |