Brachychthoniidae
Brachychthoniidae is a family of oribatids in the order Oribatida. There are about 11 genera and at least 150 described species in Brachychthoniidae. Genera * '' Brachychthonius'' Berlese, 1910 * '' Eobrachychthonius'' Jacot, 1936 * '' Liochthonius'' Hammen, 1959 * '' Mixochthonius'' Niedbala, 1972 * '' Neobrachychthonius'' Moritz, 1976 * '' Neoliochthonius'' Lee, 1982 * '' Papillochthonius'' Gil-Martín, Subías & Arillo, 1992 * '' Poecilochthonius'' Balogh, 1943 * '' Sellnickochthonius'' Krivolutsky, 1964 * '' Synchthonius'' Hammen, 1952 * '' Verachthonius'' Moritz, 1976 References Further reading * * * * Acariformes Acari families {{acari-stub ...
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Oribatida
Oribatida (formerly Cryptostigmata), also known as oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites, are an order of mites, in the "chewing Acariformes" clade Sarcoptiformes. They range in size from . There are currently 12,000 species that have been identified, but researchers estimate that there may be anywhere from 60,000 to 120,000 total species. Oribatid mites are by far the most prevalent of all arthropods in forest soils, and are essential for breaking down organic detritus and distributing fungi. Oribatid mites generally have low metabolic rates, slow development and low fecundity. Species are iteroparous with adults living a relatively long time; for example, estimates of development time from egg to adult vary from several months to two years in temperate forest soils. Oribatid mites have six active instars: prelarva, larva, three nymphal instars and the adult. All these stages after the prelarva feed on a wide variety of material including living and dead plant and fungal m ...
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