Xenocaligonellididae
| Xenocaligonellididae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Section: | Raphignathae |
| Superfamily: | Raphignathoidea |
| Family: | Xenocaligonellididae Gonzalez, 1978 |
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Xenocaligonellidae | |
Xenocaligonellididae is a small family of acariform mites of the prostigmatan superfamily Raphignathoidea.
They have been found in China, Mexico, Natal and on the Galápagos Islands.
The two genera are:
- Apocaligonellidus Fan & Chen, 2008 - formerly Echinopsis
- Xenocaligonellidus de Leon, 1959
References
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Xenocaligonellididae
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