| Uropoda | |
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| Uropoda thorpei (dorsal) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Uropodidae |
| Genus: | Uropoda Latreille, 1805 |
Uropoda is agenus of tortoise mites in thefamilyUropodidae. There are more than 70 described species inUropoda.[1] The name come fromAncient Greekοὐρά (ourá), meaning 'tail', andπούς (poús), meaning 'foot'.[citation needed]
These 78 species belong to the genusUropoda:
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