Riccardoella limacum
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riccardoella-limacum-200-8834563
title:
Riccardoella limacum
text:
Riccardoella limacum or the white snail mite is a member of the Acari (mite) family which is parasitic primarily on snails. Slug mites are very small, white, and can be seen to move very rapidly over the surface of their host, particularly under the shell rim and near the pulmonary aperture. While once thought to be benign mucophages, more recent studies have shown that they actually subsist on the host's blood, and may bore into the host's body to feed. Studies have shown that this species name
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of mite
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardoella_limacum
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date modified:
2024-04-18T17:38:23Z
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