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Acari is a taxon classified as a subclass within the class Arachnida and the phylum Arthropoda. The group, commonly referred to as mites and ticks, was described by Leach in 1817 and has an accepted status. Its origins date back to about 400 million years ago. Acari inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.
The taxon has various common names, including Mijten, acariens, midd, and Milben. It is documented in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Records from iDigBio indicate 12,770 entries, with 24 media files held by the MSB institution in the United States. Additionally, iNaturalist lists the Red Nail Gall Mite as a species within this group, noting 15,693 observations.
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Species
mites & ticks
Subclass
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12,770
- With media
- 24
- Family
- Arcidae
- Collections
- MSB
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
49,102 papers- Insights into gene manipulation techniques for Acari functional genomics.ReviewInsect biochemistry and molecular biology · 2022Nganso BT, Pines G, Soroker VDOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103705
- [Allergenic Acari].ReviewBollettino dell'Istituto sieroterapico milanese · 1984Ottoboni F, Falagiani P, Centanni S
- Catalog of the Opilioacarida (Acari: Parasitiformes).Zootaxa · 2020DE Araújo MS, Palma AD, Feres RJFDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4895.3.2
- Integrating ecology and genetics to address Acari invasions.Experimental & applied acarology · 2013Navajas M, Ochoa RDOI: 10.1007/s10493-012-9636-8
- Acari in archaeology.Experimental & applied acarology · 2009Baker ASDOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9271-1
- Cryptic speciation in the Acari: a function of species lifestyles or our ability to separate species?ReviewExperimental & applied acarology · 2015Skoracka A, Magalhães S, Rector BG et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10493-015-9954-8
- Acari (Parasitiformes and Acariformes) From Mexico: Analysis of Their Geographical and Host Distribution in Rodentia (Cricetidae).Journal of medical entomology · 2022Herrera-Mares A, Guzmán-Cornejo C, García-Prieto L et al.DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac135
- Genome size estimation and evolution trends in Acari.Experimental & applied acarology · 2025Yang J, Wang Y, Zhang Y et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10493-025-01080-0
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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