André K, Henri M.
Tydeidae
Sign in to saveTydeidae is a family of acariform mites. As of 2016, it contained over 300 species in three subfamilies, though more species have been discovered since then.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderTrombidiformes
- FamilyTydeidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,094
- With media
- 155
- Family
- Tydeidae
- Collections
- UHIM, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- United States, Netherlands, Canada
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Yellow mite (Tydeidae), Lorryia formosa.jpg
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- Tydeidae
- taxon name
- Tydeidae
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- topic's main category
- Category:Tydeidae
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Ecology
- Importance
- Taxonomy
- References
- External links
Tydeidae is a family of acariform mites. As of 2016, it contained over 300 species in three subfamilies, though more species have been discovered since then.
These mites live in a wide range of habitats and there are predatory, fungivorous and scavenging species.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tydeidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.