Fay F H, Furman D P
J Wildl Dis. 1982 Jan;18(1):63-8. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-18.1.63.
The nasal passages of 349 pinnipeds of seven species were examined for halarachnid mites. Each of seven Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), 75 of 99 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), and four of 71 spotted seals (P. largha) were infected, but none of 28 walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), 43 ringed seals (Phoca hispida), 58 ribbon seals (P. fasciata), and 43 bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) was infected. The sea lions harbored Orthohalarachne attenuata (Banks, 1910) and O. diminuata (Doetschman, 1944), and the harbor and spotted seals harbored Halarachne halichoeri Allman, 1847. The finding of H. halichoeri in the spotted seals is a new host record.
对7种共349头鳍足类动物的鼻腔进行了检查,以寻找鼻螨。7只北海狮(Eumetopias jubatus)中的每一只、99只港海豹(Phoca vitulina)中的75只以及71只斑海豹(P. largha)中的4只都受到了感染,但28只海象(Odobenus rosmarus)、43只环斑海豹(Phoca hispida)、58只带纹海豹(P. fasciata)和43只髯海豹(Erignathus barbatus)均未受到感染。海狮体内寄生有细弱正鼻螨(Orthohalarachne attenuata,班克斯,1910年)和小型正鼻螨(O. diminuata,德奇曼,1944年),港海豹和斑海豹体内寄生有海兽鼻螨(Halarachne halichoeri,奥尔曼,1847年)。在斑海豹体内发现海兽鼻螨是一个新的宿主记录。