Encyclopedia of Life · EOL (see source)
Uropodidae
Sign in to saveUropodidae (from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot") is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Species
tortoise mites
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderMesostigmata
- FamilyUropodidae
Uropoda orbicularis siendo transportados por el escarabajo Oxythyrea funesta Uropodidae es una familia de ácaros perteneciente al orden Mesostigmata.[1] Son especies foréticas, es decir que aprovechan a otros organismos para su transporte.[2] Géneros Allocircocylliba J. F. Marais & G. C. Loots, 1981 Antennequesoma Sellnick, 1926 Baloghibrasiluropoda Hirschmann, 1973 Baloghjkaszabia Hirschmann, 1973 Brasiluropoda Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1964 Castrichovella J. Wisniewski & W. Hirschmann, 1990 Castriidinychus Hirschmann, 1973 Castrinenteria Hirschmann, 1979 Centrouropoda Berlese, 1916 Cilliba von Heyden, 1826) Congouropoda Hirschmann & Hiramatsu, 1977 Coxequesoma Sellnick, 1926 Cyclacarus Ewing, 1933 Elegansovella W. Hirschmann, 1989 Eucylliba Berlese, 1917 Hildaehirschmannia Wisniewski, 1995 Hutufeideria Hirschmann & Hiramatsu, 1977 Jerzywisniewskia Hirschmann, 1979 Kaszabjbaloghia Hirschmann, 1973 Multidenturopoda J. Wisniewski & W. Hirschmann, 1991 Nobuohiramatsuia W. Hirschmann, 1990 Odonturopoda Marais, 1977 Planodiscus Sellnick, 1926 Pseudouropoda Oudemans, 1936 Rotundabaloghia Hirschmann, 1975 Tetrasejaspis Sellnick, 1941 Trichocylliba Berlese, 1
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,268
- With media
- 76
- Family
- Uropodidae
- Collections
- FC-UNAM, UQROO, UCMP, MSU, PSUC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
~28 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Ecology
- Species
- References
Uropodidae (from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot") is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
== Description == As part of superfamily Uropodoidea, Uropodidae are tortoise-like mites with an oval to circular outline, and with armour both dorsally and ventrally. They can be distinguished from other uropodoids by their chelicerae lacking a large, sclerotized node and their genital opening being in an intercoxal position.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uropodidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (2)
Available in 11 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0