the spiny rat mite, transmitter of Hepatozoon spp., the protozoan blood parasite. A mite of the Gamasidae family. Called also lelapid mite.
Copyright: Blood DC, Studdert VP, 1999. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 2nd Edition. London, UK: WB Saunders.
Date of entry: 19/02/2009