Algophagidae

Algophagidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Oribatida
Superfamily:	Hemisarcoptoidea
Family:	Algophagidae

Algophagidae is a family of mites in the order Astigmata. There are about 5 genera and at least 10 described species in Algophagidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Genera

These five genera belong to the family Algophagidae:

• Algophagus Hughes, 1955
• Fusohericia Vitzthum, 1931
• Hericia Canestrini, 1888
• Neohyadesia Hughes & Goodman, 1969
• Terraphagus Clark, 2012

References

1. "Algophagidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
2. "Algophagidae Family Information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2019-02-18.

Further reading

• Halliday, R.B.; O'connor, O'B.M.; Baker, A.S. (2000). Raven, P.H. (ed.). "Global diversity of mites". Nature and Human Society—the Quest for a Sustainable World. National Academy Press: 192–203. doi:10.17226/6142. ISBN   978-0-309-06555-9.
• Krantz, G.W.; Walter, D.E., eds. (2009). A Manual of Acarology. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN   9780896726208.
• Pepato, A.R.; Klimov, P.B. (2015). "Origin and higher-level diversification of acariform mites--evidence from nuclear ribosomal genes, extensive taxon sampling, and secondary structure alignment". BMC Evolutionary Biology . 15: 178. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0458-2 . PMC   4557820 . PMID   26330076.