Hydrachnidae is a family of mites in the superfamily Hydrachnoidea, first defined by William Elford Leach.[1]

Hydrachnidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Superfamily: Hydrachnoidea
Family: Hydrachnidae
Leach, 1815[1]
Genera

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Description

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The family was defined within Hydrachnoidea. These mites may be brilliant red or orange in colour, unusual among freshwater invertebrates

Taxonomy

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The family includes the following genera:

References

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  1. ^ a b Leach, W.E. (1815). "Entomology". In Brewster, J. (ed.). Edinburgh Encyclopedia Volume IX [part I]. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, J. Waugh, etc. pp. 57–172.
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