Rhodacaridae is a family of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...
s in the order
Mesostigmata
Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. They are by far the largest group of Parasitiformes, with over 8,000 species in 130 families. Mesostigmata includes parasitic as well as free-living and predatory forms. They ca ...
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[Walter, David Evans, ed]
Rhodacaridae Species Listing
Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
Genera
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Afrodacarellus''
Hulbutt, 1974
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Afrogamasellus''
Loots & Ryke, 1968
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Binodacarus
''Binodacarus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 2010. ...
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Castilho & Moraes, 2010
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Interrhodeus
''Interrhodeus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 2010 ...
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Karg, 2000
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Mediorhodacarus
''Mediorhodacarus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 2 ...
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Shcherbak, 1976
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Minirhodacarellus
''Minirhodacarellus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, ...
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Shcherbak, 1980
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Multidentorhodacarus''
Karg, 2000
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Paragamasellevans
''Paragamasellevans'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, ...
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Loots & Ryke, 1968
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Pararhodacarus
''Pararhodacarus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 20 ...
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Jordaan, Loots & Theron, 1988
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Pennarhodeus
''Pennarhodeus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 2010 ...
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Karg, 2000
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Poropodalius
''Poropodalius'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 2010 ...
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Karg, 2000
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Protogamasellopsis
''Protogamasellopsis'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27 ...
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Evans & Purvis, 1987
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Rhodacarellus
''Rhodacarellus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 201 ...
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Willmann, 1935
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Rhodacaropsis''
Willmann, 1935
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Rhodacarus
''Rhodacarus'' is a genus of mites in the family Rhodacaridae
Rhodacaridae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.Walter, David Evans, edRhodacaridae Species Listing Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 27, 2010.
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Oudemans, 1902
Habitat
Rhodacaridae live in soil and dead organic matter on soil, as well as in mosses, lichens and rodent nests.
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References
Acari families
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