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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes

Superorder Acariformes

Classification · Numbers · Habitat · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Acariformes
Numbers
More than 30,000 described species in the world.
Habitat
They inhabit every possible biotic or abiotic habitat in the world.
Life Cycle
Development is anamorphic, that means that body segments are added between molts. Also the legs develop between molts against the body, not inside the legs of previous instar.
Remarks
The taxonomy of this group is still being worked out. It seems to be composed of some artificial groups.
Internet References
Tree of Life
See also: Tree of Life. Trombidiformes.
Key to bee associated mites
U. of Michigan key to bee mites
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 28 December, 2006 - 6:27pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 11 September, 2009 - 5:39pm

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