Tags: Arachnid.
Demodex folliculorum is a species of face mite. D. folliculorum is one of the parasitic/commensal face mites that occur on people (other than Demodex brevis). Demodex derives from the Greek roots demos- fat and dex- worm. When large numbers of D. folliculorum are found on humans the infestation is known as demodicosis.
