title: Isolation of the mite Myocoptes musculinus Koch from the Spinifex Hopping mouse (Notomys alexis).
abstract: This paper reports on the isolation and identification of the fur-clasping mite, Myocoptes musculinus, from the faeces of the Spinifex Hopping mouse (Notomys alexis). This investigation adds to the sparse records of ectoparasites collected from native Australian murids.
authors: SNS, Hawkesbury Campus, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, South DC, NSW 1797, Australia. j.old@uws.edu.au
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Old
authors: N J
authors: NJ
authors: Hill
authors: E M
authors: EM
authors: Deane
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D051189:Murinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*