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Family Tenuipalpidae

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Acariformes
Order Trombidiformes
Suborder Prostigmata (Prostigs)
Infraorder Eleutherengona
No Taxon (Raphignathina)
Superfamily Tetranychoidea
Family Tenuipalpidae
Explanation of Names
Tenuipalpidae Berlese 1913
Numbers
>800 described spp. in 30 genera worldwide(1)
Works Cited
1.Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World
Contributed by v belov on 31 January, 2015 - 6:15pm

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