Hydrachnidae

Hydrachnidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Superfamily: Hydrachnoidea
Family: Hydrachnidae
Leach, 1815
Genera

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

Description

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

Taxonomy

The family includes the following genera:

References

  1. 1 2 Leach, W.E. (1815). "Entomology". In Brewster, J. (ed.). Edinburgh Encyclopedia Volume IX [part I]. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, J. Waugh, etc. pp. 57–172.