Dermanyssoidea
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Dermanyssoidea is a superfamily of mite
s, including most of the mites which parasitise
vertebrate
s. It contains 21 families:
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s, including most of the mites which parasitise
Parasitism
Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that needed more than one host . These are now called macroparasites...
vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds...
s. It contains 21 families:
- DasyponyssidaeDasyponyssidaeDasyponyssidae is a small family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Species:Dasyponyssidaecontains two genera, with two recognized species:* Genus Dasyponyssus Fonseca, 1940** Dasyponyssus neivai Fonseca, 1940...
- DermanyssidaeDermanyssidaeDermanyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Genera:*Acanthonyssus Yunker & Radovsky in Wenzel & Tipton 1966**Acanthonyssus dentipes *Dermanyssus Dugès, 1834...
- EntonyssidaeEntonyssidaeEntonyssidae is a small family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Species:Entonyssidae contains seven genera, with nine recognized species:* Genus Entonyssus Ewing, 1922** Entonyssus halli Ewing, 1922** Entonyssus koreansis Noh & Sohn, 1991...
- HaemogamasidaeHaemogamasidaeHaemogamasidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Genera:* Acanthochela Ewing, 1933* Brevisterna Keegan, 1949* Euhaemogamasus Ewing, 1933* Eulaelaps Berlese, 1903* Haemogamasus Berlese, 1889...
- HalarachnidaeHalarachnidaeHalarachnidae is a small family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Species:Halarachnidae contains seven genera, with ten recognized species:* Genus Halarachne Allman, 1847** Halarachne halichoeri Allman, 1847...
- HirstionyssidaeHirstionyssidaeHirstionyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Species:Ancoranyssus Evans & Fain, 1968* Ancoranyssus trichys Evans & Fain, 1968Hirstionyssus Fonseca, 1948...
- Hystrichonyssidae
- IxodorhynchidaeIxodorhynchidaeIxodorhynchidae is a small family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Species:Ixodorhynchidae contains eight genera, with twelve recognized species:* Genus Asiatolaelaps Fain, 1961** Asiatolaelaps evansi Fain, 1965...
- LaelapidaeLaelapidaeLaelapidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Genera:* Aetholaelaps Strandtmann & Camin, 1956* Alphalaelaps Radford, 1951* Andreacarus Radford, 1953* Androlaelaps Berlese, 1903* Angosomaspis Costa, 1971...
- Larvamimidae
- LeptolaelapidaeLeptolaelapidaeLeptolaelapidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Species:Australocheles W. Karg, 1983* Australocheles holmi W. Karg, 1983Ayersacarus Hunter, 1964* Ayersacarus plumapilus Hunter, 1964Cosmetolaelaps Womersley, 1959...
- MacronyssidaeMacronyssidaeMacronyssidae is a family of parasitic mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Genera:Arachnyssus Ma Liming, 2002* Arachnyssus guangxiensis Ma Liming, 2002* Arachnyssus huwenae Ma-Liming, 2002Argitis Yunker & Saunders, 1973...
- Manitherionyssidae
- Omentolaelapidae
- Pneumophionyssidae
- Raillietiidae
- RhinonyssidaeRhinonyssidaeRhinonyssidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Species:Agapornyssus Gretillat, Capron & Brygoo, 1959*Agapornyssus faini Gretillat, Capron & Brygoo, 1959Astridiella Fain, 1957*Astridiella scotornis...
- Spelaeorhynchidae
- SpinturnicidaeSpinturnicidaeSpinturnicidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata., highly specialized parasites of bats wing membrane.-Species:Ancystropus Kolenati, 1857* Ancystropus aequatorialis Estrada-Pena, Ballesta & Ibanez, 1992...
- Trichoaspididae
- Uronyssidae
- Varroidae