Avenzoariidae
Sign in to saveAvenzoariidae is a family of feather mites in the order Astigmata. There are at least 15 genera in Avenzoariidae. They are found on the feathers of aquatic birds, and in the case of one species, birds of prey.
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- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderSarcoptiformes
- FamilyAvenzoariidae
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Avenzoariidae is a family of feather mites in the order Astigmata. There are at least 15 genera in Avenzoariidae. They are found on the feathers of aquatic birds, and in the case of one species, birds of prey.
==Genera== These 15 genera belong to the family Avenzoariidae: Avenzoaria Oudemans, 1905 Bdellorhynchus Megnin & Trouessart, 1884 Bonnetella Trouessart, 1924 Bregetovia Dubinin, 1951 Bychovskiata Dubinin, 1951 Capelloptes Dubinin, 1951 Hemifreyana Gaud & Mouchet, 1959 Laronyssus Dubinin, 1951 Pomeranzevia Dubinin, 1951 Pseudavenzoaria Dubinin, 1951 Rafalskiata Mironov & Dabert, 1997 Scutomegninia Dubinin, 1951 Zachvatkinia Dubinin, 1949 Zachvatkiniana Volgin, 1967 Zygochelifer Atyeo, 1984