PYGMEPHORIDAE Cross, 1965
(pygmephorid mites)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

PYGMEPHORIDAE (pygmephorid mites) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PYGMEPHORIDAE (pygmephorid mites)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PYGMEPHORIDAE (pygmephorid mites)
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