Hydrachnidae is a family of mites in the superfamily Hydrachnoidea, first defined by William Elford Leach.[1]
Hydrachnidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Superfamily: | Hydrachnoidea |
Family: | Hydrachnidae Leach, 1815[1] |
Genera | |
Description
editThe family was defined within Hydrachnoidea. These mites may be brilliant red or orange in colour, unusual among freshwater invertebrates
Taxonomy
editThe family includes the following genera:
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Media related to Hydrachnidae at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Hydrachnidae at Wikispecies