Algophagidae
Sign in to savethumb Algophagidae is a family of mites in the order Astigmata. There are about 5 genera and at least 10 described species in Algophagidae.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderSarcoptiformes
- FamilyAlgophagidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- Family
- Algophagidae
- Collections
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ACAROLOGY LABORATORY, COLUMBUS, OH (OSAL), RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genera
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thumb Algophagidae is a family of mites in the order Astigmata. There are about 5 genera and at least 10 described species in Algophagidae.
==Genera== These five genera belong to the family Algophagidae: Algophagus Hughes, 1955 Fusohericia Vitzthum, 1931 Hericia Canestrini, 1888 Neohyadesia Hughes & Goodman, 1969 Terraphagus Clark, 2012
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