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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona » Trombidiina » Hydrachnidia - Water Mites » Hygrobatoidea
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Water Mites
Copyright © 2012 Stephen Luk

Water Mites
Pine Lake, Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
July 18, 2012
Size: 0.6 mm
In benthic mud sample.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 24 July, 2012 - 2:08pm
Last updated 24 July, 2012 - 4:04pm

Moved
I'll post closer crops of the individual genera. Moved from Water Mites.
… Stephen Luk, 24 July, 2012 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

quartet of hygrobatoid water mites
The far left and far right mites are Piona (Pionidae), and the top one is probably Atractides (Hygrobatidae). The one at bottom-middle, with the dark gut lobes, is probably a Piona, too, but I wouldn't bet my life on it.
… Heather Proctor, 24 July, 2012 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

Nice work!
What a great and colorful assemblage. I know how hard it is to photography these tiny guys--well done!
… Stephen_WV, 24 July, 2012 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Incidentally, this photo currently places as my 2000th on BugGuide.
… Stephen Luk, 24 July, 2012 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

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