Hydrachnidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Superfamily: | Hydrachnoidea |
Family: | Hydrachnidae Leach, 1815 |
Genera | |
Hydrachnidae is a family of mites in the superfamily Hydrachnoidea, first defined by William Elford Leach.
Description
The family was defined within Hydrachnoidea. These mites may be brilliant red or orange in colour, unusual among freshwater invertebrates
Taxonomy
The family includes the following genera:
References
- ^ Leach, W.E. (1815). "Entomology". In Brewster, J. (ed.). Edinburgh Encyclopedia Volume IX . Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, J. Waugh, etc. pp. 57–172.
External links
- Media related to Hydrachnidae at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Hydrachnidae at Wikispecies
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