Family | ACARIDAE (a family of Astigmatid mites) |
Superfamily | ACAROIDEA (a superfamily of Astigmatid mites) |
Cohort | Astigmatina (a cohort of mites) |
Supercohort | Desmonomatides (a supercohort of mites) |
Suborder | ORIBATIDA (oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites) |
Order | SARCOPTIFORMES (biting mites) |
Superorder | ACARIFORMES (acariform mites) |
Subclass | ACARI (mites) |
Class | ARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.) |
Subphylum | CHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods) |
Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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Vacanti, V. | 2015 | Handbook of Mites of Economic Plants | 890pp, CABI |
ACARIDAE (a family of Astigmatid mites) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ACARIDAE (a family of Astigmatid mites) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ACARIDAE (a family of Astigmatid mites) |
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