Trombidiformes

Order of mites

Trombidiformes

Temporal range: Devonian–present

PreꞒ

Trombidium holosericeum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Superorder:  | Acariformes
Order:  | Trombidiformes
Suborders

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The Trombidiformes are a large, diverse order of mites.

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Taxonomy[edit]

In 1998, Trombidiformes was divided into the Sphaerolichida and the Prostigmata.[1] The group has few synapomorphies by which it can be defined, unlike the other major group of acariform mites, Sarcoptiformes.[1] Its members include medically important mites (such as Demodex, the chiggers, and scrub-itch mites) and many agriculturally important species, including the spider mites (Tetranychidae).[1] The superfamily Eriophyoidea, 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, 2235 genera 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]：

* Sphaerolichida OConnor, 1984: Now contains only two superfamilies;
* Prostigmata Kramer, 1877: Still the biggest branch in this taxon, with four infraorders and 40 superfamilies.

## See also[edit]

The mite Eutarsopolipus paryavae (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) (male)

* Alycus
* Bdellodes
* Eupodes

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Heather Proctor (August 9, 1998). "Trombidiformes. Trombidiform mites". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
2. ^ Arribas, Paula; Andújar, Carmelo; Moraza, María Lourdes; Linard, Benjamin; Emerson, Brent C; Vogler, Alfried P (2020-03-01). Teeling, Emma (ed.). "Mitochondrial Metagenomics Reveals the Ancient Origin and Phylodiversity of Soil Mites and Provides a Phylogeny of the Acari". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37 (3): 683–694. doi:10.1093/molbev/msz255. ISSN 0737-4038.
3. ^ David Evans Walker (2004). "Hidden in Plain Sight: Mites in the Canopy". In Margaret Lowman, H. Bruce Rinker (ed.). Forest Canopies. Physiological Ecology Series (2nd ed.). Academic Press. pp. 224–241. ISBN 978-0-12-457553-0.
4. ^ a b Zhang, Zhi-Qiang; Fan, Qing-Hai; Pesic, Vladimir; Smit, Harry; Bochkov, Andre V.; Khaustov, A. A.; Baker, Anne; Wohltmann, Andreas; Wen, Tinghuan; Amrine, James W.; Beron, P.; Lin, Jianzhen; Gabrys, Grzegorz; Husband, Robert (2011). "Order Trombidiformes Reuter, 1909" (PDF). In Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed.). Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. pp. 129–147. ISBN 978-1-86977-850-7. ISSN 1175-5334.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Trombidiformes at Wikimedia Commons
* Data related to Trombidiformes at Wikispecies

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Arachnida orders

* Kingdom Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Subphylum: Chelicerata

Extant

| Incertae sedis|

* Palpigradi (microwhip scorpions)

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Dromopoda|

| Stomothecata|

* Opiliones (harvestmen)
* Scorpiones (scorpions)

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Haplocnemata|

* Pseudoscorpionida (pseudoscorpions)
* Solifugae (camel spiders)

Tetrapulmonata|

* Araneae (spiders)

Pedipalpi|

* Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions)

Uropygi|

* Schizomida (shorttailed whipscorpions)
* Thelyphonida (vinegaroons)

Acaromorpha|

* Ricinulei (hooded tickspiders)

Acari
(ticks, mites)|

| Acariformes|

* Sarcoptiformes
* Trombidiformes

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Parasitiformes|

* Opilioacariformes
* Holothyrida
* Ixodida (ticks)
* Mesostigmata

* Classification is based on Shultz (2007)
* Items in green are possibly paraphyletic groups

Extinct

* Haptopoda
* Phalangiotarbi
* Trigonotarbida

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Acari (ticks and mites)

Acariformes|

| Oribatida|

* Brachypylina
* Enarthronota
* Holosomata
* Mixonomata
* Palaeosomata
* Parhyposomata

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Sarcoptiformes|

* Endeostigmata
* Psoroptidia

Trombidiformes|

* Prostigmata
* Sphaerolichida

Parasitiformes|

| Holothyrida|

* Allothyridae
* Holothyridae
* Neothyridae

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Ixodida (ticks)|

* Argasidae
* Ixodidae
* Nuttalliellidae

Mesostigmata|

* Monogynaspida
* Sejina
* Trigynaspida

Opilioacariformes|

* Opilioacaridae

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q686325
* Wikispecies: Trombidiformes
* AFD: Trombidiformes
* BOLD: 298
* BugGuide: 729334
* CoL: 49Q
* EoL: 8560
* Fossilworks: 271442
* GBIF: 543
* iNaturalist: 83740
* IRMNG: 10675
* ITIS: 82769
* NBN: NHMSYS0000066851
* NCBI: 83136
* NZOR: 51bdc0f0-cf45-4931-90e0-ff52a7e4e6ba
* Plazi: 7641E488-9C3C-F56E-D98B-E922BE8F2CF8
* WoRMS: 182702

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