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Achipteriidae
Sign in to saveAchipteriidae is a family of mites in the order Sarcoptiformes. There are about 9 genera and at least 80 described species in Achipteriidae.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderSarcoptiformes
- FamilyAchipteriidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 93
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Achipteriidae
- Collections
- VPI, CU, INHS, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
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Achipteriidae is a family of mites in the order Sarcoptiformes. There are about 9 genera and at least 80 described species in Achipteriidae.
==Genera== Achipteria Berlese, 1885 Anachipteria Grandjean, 1932 Campachipteria Aoki, 1995 Cerachipteria Grandjean, 1935 Cubachipteria Balogh & Mahunka, 1979 Dentachipteria Nevin, 1974 Hoffmanacarus Mahunka, 1995 Parachipteria Hammen, 1952 Plakoribates Popp, 1960
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