Bakerdania elliptica (Krczal, 1959)
(Woodlouse Mite)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBakerdania elliptica (Woodlouse Mite)
FamilyPYGMEPHORIDAE (pygmephorid mites)
SuperfamilyPYGMEPHOROIDEA (a superfamily of mites)
CohortHeterostigmatina (a cohort of mites)
SupercohortEleutherengonides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Colloff, M.J. & Hopkin, S.P. 1986 The ecology, morphology and behaviour of Bakerdania elliptica (Acari: Prostigmata: Pygmephoridae), a mite associated with terrestrial isopods Journal of Zoology Vol 208: 109-123.

Bakerdania elliptica (Woodlouse Mite) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bakerdania elliptica (Woodlouse Mite)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bakerdania elliptica (Woodlouse Mite)
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