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Tydeidae

André K, Henri M.

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Tydeidae is a family of acariform mites. As of 2016, it contained over 300 species in three subfamilies, though more species have been discovered since then.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderTrombidiformes
  5. FamilyTydeidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Tydeidae
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  • Ecology
  • Importance
  • Taxonomy
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Tydeidae is a family of acariform mites. As of 2016, it contained over 300 species in three subfamilies, though more species have been discovered since then.

These mites live in a wide range of habitats and there are predatory, fungivorous and scavenging species.

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