- Otodectes
- A genus of ear mites (family Psoroptidae) consisting of a single species, O. cynotis, the cause of otodectic mange in dogs, cats, and other carnivores; the entire lifespan of this mite is spent in the ears (rarely on the body) of the host, where it feeds on epidermal debris; it can be found in the encrusted material scraped from infected ears. [oto- + dektes, beggar, receiver]
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Oto·dec·tes .ōt-ə-'dek-.tēz n a genus of mites with suckers on the legs that includes one (O. cynotis) causing otodectic mangeoto·dec·tic -'dek-tik adj* * *
Oto·dec·tes (o″to-dekґtēz) [oto- + Gr. dēktēs a biter] a genus of mange mites of the family Psoroptidae. O. cynoґtis infests the external ear canal of cats, dogs, foxes, and ferrets, causing otodectic mange and otoacariasis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
