| Trombidiformes | |
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| Trombidium holosericeum | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Superorder: | Acariformes |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Suborders | |
Trombidiformes is a large, diverseorder ofmites.
In 1998, Trombidiformes was divided into theSphaerolichida and theProstigmata.[1] The group has fewsynapomorphies by which it can be defined, unlike the other major group ofacariform mites,Sarcoptiformes.[1] Its members include medically important mites (such asDemodex, thechiggers, andscrub-itch mites) and many agriculturally important species, including thespider mites (Tetranychidae).[1] The superfamilyEriophyoidea, traditionally considered members of the Trombidiformes, have been found to be basal mites in genomic analyses, sister to the clade containing Sarcoptiformes and Trombidiformes.[2]
The 2004 classification retained the two suborders, comprising around 125 families and more than 22,000 described species.[3]
In the 2011 revised classification, the order now contains 151 families, 2235genera and 25,821 species, and there were another 10 species with 24 species that present only as fossils.[4] These 151 families were classified into the same two major suborders[4]:
e.g.Hydrachnidae
e.g. others:
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