Rhodacaridae
Appearance
Rhodacaridae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Mesostigmata |
Superfamily: | Rhodacaroidea |
Family: | Rhodacaridae Evans, 1957 |
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.[1]
Genera
[edit]- Afrodacarellus Hulbutt, 1974
- Afrogamasellus Loots & Ryke, 1968
- Binodacarus Castilho & Moraes, 2010
- Interrhodeus Karg, 2000
- Mediorhodacarus Shcherbak, 1976
- Minirhodacarellus Shcherbak, 1980
- Multidentorhodacarus Karg, 2000
- Paragamasellevans Loots & Ryke, 1968
- Pararhodacarus Jordaan, Loots & Theron, 1988
- Pennarhodeus Karg, 2000
- Poropodalius Karg, 2000
- Protogamasellopsis Evans & Purvis, 1987
- Rhodacarellus Willmann, 1935
- Rhodacaropsis Willmann, 1935
- Rhodacarus Oudemans, 1902
Habitat
[edit]Rhodacaridae live in soil and dead organic matter on soil, as well as in mosses, lichens and rodent nests.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Walter, David Evans, ed. Rhodacaridae Species Listing. Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Rhodacaridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Castilho, Raphael de Campos; Moraes, Gilberto; Halliday, R. B. (2012). "Catalogue of the mite family Rhodacaridae Oudemans, with noyes on the classification of the Rhodacaroidea (Acari: Mesostigmata)". Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz. 3471.
- ^ Castilho, Raphael C. (2012). Taxonomy of Rhodacaroidea mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) (PDF). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (Report).